接

jiē

to receive

to answer (the phone); to meet or welcome sb; to connect; to catch; to join; to extend; to take one's turn on duty; to take over for sb

hand (扌) + phonetic (妾) = receive, connect, catch

The hand radical carries all the meaning here — reaching out, catching, linking, receiving. 妾 mainly contributes the jiē sound.

扌+妾→接

妾Concubine (historical term for a secondary wife)Phonetic

扌HandSemantic

连接

lián jiē

to link; to join; to connect

连接器

lián jiē qì

connector

连接框

lián jiē kuàng

connection frame

连接至

lián jiē zhì

to connect to

连接号

lián jiē hào

hyphen

连接词

lián jiē cí

conjunction

连接酶

lián jiē méi

ligase

进接

jìn jiē

(computing) access (to a network)

邻接

lín jiē

adjacent

配接卡

pèi jiē kǎ

adapter (device)

铆接

mǎo jiē

to join with rivets

衔接

xián jiē

to link up; to connect; to join