节
jié
joint; node
(bound form) section; segment; solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar); seasonal festival; (bound form) to economize; to save; (bound form) moral integrity; chastity; classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc; knot (nautical miles per hour)
a picture of 节 → the joint where a bamboo stalk segments
Bamboo nodes are perhaps the most vivid natural example of a joint dividing one section from the next. From that concrete image, 节 extends to any division point — a lesson, a festival marking a turn in the calendar, or the moral 'spine' of a person.
Words with 节
啤酒节
pí jiǔ jié
Beer Festival
拔节
bá jié
jointing (agriculture)
脱节
tuō jié
to come apart
腊八节
là bā jié
Laba rice porridge festival, on the 8th day of the 12th lunar month
逢年过节
féng nián guò jié
during holidays and festivals; on festive occasions such as New Year
逾越节
yú yuè jié
Passover (Jewish holiday)
过节
guò jié
to celebrate a festival
过节儿
guò jié r
(coll.) grudge; strife
选秀节目
xuǎn xiù jié mù
talent show
配种季节
pèi zhǒng jì jié
breeding season
酸奶节
suān nǎi jié
Lhasa Shoton festival or yogurt banquet, from first of July of Tibetan calendar
闭音节
bì yīn jié
closed syllable