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结 — knot; sturdy; bond

knot; sturdy; bond; to tie; to bind; to check out

Pinyin
jié · jiē
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 3
Handwriting
required

This character has more than one reading — jié, jiē — and the pronunciation depends on the word it appears in. The list below gives the syllabus reading for each word.

How to write 结: 9 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. This character is on the HSK handwriting list, so the exam expects you to write it, not only recognise it.

结 — 9 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Words with 结 in the HSK syllabus: 29

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 结婚jiéhūnto marry; to get marriedHSK 3
  2. 结束jiéshùto end; to finish; to concludeHSK 3
  3. 结果jiéguǒto bear fruitHSK 4
  4. 结账jiézhàngto settle accounts; to pay the billHSK 4
  5. 总结zǒngjiéto sum up; to conclude; summary; résuméHSK 4
  6. 结jiéto produceHSK 5
  7. 结构jiégòustructure; composition; makeup; architectureHSK 5
  8. 结合jiéhéto combine; to link; to integrate; bindingHSK 5
  9. 结论jiélùnconclusion; verdict; to conclude; to reach a verdictHSK 5
  10. 结jiēto produceHSK 6
  11. 结果jiēguǒto bear fruitHSK 6
  12. 结实jiēshirugged; sturdy; strong; durable; buffHSK 6
  13. 结尾jiéwěiending; coda; to wind upHSK 6
  14. 团结tuánjiéto unite; unity; solidarity; unitedHSK 6
  15. 巴结bājieto fawn on; to curry favor with; to make up toHSK 7–9
  16. 成群结队chéngqún-jiéduìmaking up a group; forming a troupe; in large numbers; as a large crowdHSK 7–9
  17. 冻结dòngjiéto freeze; to freezeHSK 7–9
  18. 勾结gōujiéto collude with; to collaborate withHSK 7–9
  19. 归结guījiéto sum up; to conclude; to put in a nutshellHSK 7–9
  20. 结晶jiéjīngto crystallize; crystallization; crystalHSK 7–9
  21. 结局jiéjúconclusion; ending; outcomeHSK 7–9
  22. 结识jiéshíto get to know sb; to meet sb for the first timeHSK 7–9
  23. 结算jiésuànto settle a bill; to close an accountHSK 7–9
  24. 了结liǎojiéto settle; to finish; to conclude; to wind upHSK 7–9
  25. 凝结níngjiéto condense; to solidify; to coagulate; clotHSK 7–9
  26. 情结qíngjiécomplexHSK 7–9
  27. 张灯结彩zhāngdēng-jiécǎito be decorated with lanterns and colored bannersHSK 7–9
  28. 症结zhēngjiéhard lump in the abdomen; crux of an issueHSK 7–9
  29. 终结zhōngjiéend; conclusion; to come to an end; to terminateHSK 7–9

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.