借

jiè

variant of 借[jie4]

person (亻) + sound jiè (昔) = to borrow or lend

The person radical (亻) carries the meaning: borrowing and lending are human acts of trust. 昔 mainly gives the sound jiè and does not contribute to the meaning.

亻+昔→借
亻A personSemantic
昔FormerlyPhonetic

你可以借我一支笔吗?

nǐ kě yǐ jiè wǒ yī zhī bǐ ma?

Can you lend me a pen?

我从图书馆借了三本书回来。

wǒ cóng tú shū guǎn jiè le sān běn shū huí lái。

I borrowed three books from the library and brought them back.

Words with 借

借着

jiè zhe

by means of; through; with the help of

借钱

jiè qián

to borrow money; to lend money

租借地

zū jiè dì

concession (territory)

借贷

jiè dài

to borrow or lend money

借以

jiè yǐ

so as to

借故

jiè gù

to find an excuse

借一步

jiè yī bù

could I have a word with you? (in private)

借代

jiè dài

metonymy

借位

jiè wèi

in arithmetic of subtraction, to borrow 10 and carry from the next place

借住

jiè zhù

to lodge

借债

jiè zhài

to borrow money

借债人

jiè zhài rén

debtor

More characters with 亻

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