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藉

jiè

Character

What 藉 means

1. literarycushion; mat
2. literaryto put some padding underneath

Other readings

藉 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• jíto tread on; to insult; used in {狼藉|láng jí}
• Jísurname Ji

Example sentences

• 他的房间一片狼藉。
  Tā de fángjiān yī piàn lángjí.
  His room's a mess.

Words starting with 藉

• 藉口jiè kǒuto use as an excuse; on the pretext; excuse
• 藉由jiè yóuby means of; through; by
• 藉以jiè yǐvariant of 借以

Words containing 藉

• 慰藉wèi jièto console; to comfort
• 狼藉láng jíin a mess; scattered about; in complete disorder
• 凭藉píng jièto rely on; to depend on; by means of
• 杯盘狼藉bēi pán láng jícups and dishes in complete disorder (idiom); after a riotous drinking party
• 声名狼藉shēng míng láng jíto have a bad reputation
• 枕藉zhěn jièto lie in total disorder; lying fallen over one another
• 蕴藉yùn jièimplicit; restrained; to be imbued with
• 风流蕴藉fēng liú yùn jiètemperate and refined

Characters that look like 藉

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 磨móto rub; to grind; to polish
• 薇wēiOsmunda regalis, a species of fern; Taiwan pr. wéi
• 噩èstartling
• 瘸quélame
• 罄qìngto use up; to exhaust; empty
• 躇chúused in 踌躇

Sounds the same

Read jiè, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 介to introduce; to lie between; between
• 界(bound form) boundary; border; (bound form) realm
• 借to borrow; (used in combination with 给; to make use of; to avail oneself of
• 届to arrive at (place or time); period; to become due
• 戒to guard against; to exhort; to admonish or warn
• 诫commandment; to prohibit
• 解to transport under guard
• 价(literary) messenger; servant
• 芥mustard
• 疥scabies
• 玠jade tablet indicating rank
• 唶sigh; groan; loud laughter