借jiè
to borrow, lend. 10 strokes, radical 亻, first met in HSK 2.
Pinyin jièStrokes 10Radical 亻Band HSK 2Words 2
How to write 借
Strokes 1–2 write 亻, then strokes 3–10 write 昔.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 借 · the stroke-order rules
What 借 is made of
亻 (rén, man) and 昔 (xī, past).
亻 carries the meaning — person — and 昔 carries the sound.
Words that use 借
| 借 | to borrow, lend 暂时使用别人的东西，以后要还 他在图书馆借了两本书。He borrowed two books from the library. Lesson 40, 去图书馆 · 鸿儒硕学与市井生计 · Scholarly Exchanges, Culinary Flavors & Urban Life |
| 借鉴 | to draw on, learn from 指参考别人的经验和做法 他们借鉴海外的成熟经验。They drew on mature overseas experience. Lesson 602, 金融明辨 · 明辨是非与匡扶正义 · Discerning Truth & Upholding Justice |
Characters that share the sound part 昔
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 亻
All 85 of them, and what the radical means, on the 人 radical page.