系
xì
to connect
to arrest; to worry
stroke (丿) + silk threads (糸) = binding things together
糸 depicts a skein of twisted silk threads — the very image of things bound together. The stroke 丿 echoes the act of looping or tying off, giving the character its sense of connection, capture, and the anxious tension of being tethered.
他的心思全系在这件事上。
tā de xīn si quán xì zài zhè jiàn shì shang。
His mind is entirely tied to this matter.
她的安危系于这个决定。
tā de ān wēi xì yú zhè ge jué dìng。
Her safety is connected to this decision.
Words with 系
菜系
cài xì
(regional) cuisine
太阳系
tài yáng xì
solar system
直系亲属
zhí xì qīn shǔ
next of kin
国际关系学院
guó jì guān xì xué yuàn
University of International Relations, Beijing, established in 1949
汉藏语系
hàn zàng yǔ xì
Sino-Tibetan language family
消化系统
xiāo huà xì tǒng
digestive system
坐标系
zuò biāo xì
coordinate system (geometry)
体系
tǐ xì
system
暧昧关系
ài mèi guān xì
shady relationship
关系网
guān xi wǎng
network of people with whom one has dealings on the basis of "scratch my back and I'll scratch yours"
关系
guān xi
relation
软件系统
ruǎn jiàn xì tǒng
software system