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节 — joint; node; section

joint; node; section; segment; solar term; seasonal festival

Pinyin
jié · jiē
Strokes
5
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 节: 5 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.

节 — 5 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Words with 节 in the HSK syllabus: 24

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. 过节guòjiéto celebrate a festival; after the celebrationsHSK 3
  2. 季节jìjiétime; season; periodHSK 3
  3. 节jiéjoint; node; section; segment; solar termHSK 3
  4. 节目jiémùprogram; show; item; act; segment; numberHSK 3
  5. 节日jiérìholiday; festivalHSK 3
  6. 节假日jiéjiàrìpublic holidayHSK 4
  7. 节约jiéyuēto economize; to conserve; economy; frugalHSK 4
  8. 环节huánjiésegmentHSK 5
  9. 节省jiéshěngsaving; to save; to use sparingly; to cut down onHSK 5
  10. 细节xìjiédetails; particularsHSK 5
  11. 节能jiénéngto conserve energy; to minimize energy consumptionHSK 6
  12. 节奏jiézòurhythm; tempo; musical pulse; cadence; beatHSK 6
  13. 情节qíngjiécircumstances; plot; storylineHSK 6
  14. 调节tiáojiéto adjust; to regulate; to harmonize; to reconcileHSK 6
  15. 音节yīnjiésyllableHSK 6
  16. 关节guānjiéjoint; key point; critical phaseHSK 7–9
  17. 佳节jiājiéfestive day; holidayHSK 7–9
  18. 节俭jiéjiǎnfrugal; economicalHSK 7–9
  19. 节气jiéqìsolar termHSK 7–9
  20. 节衣缩食jiéyī-suōshíto save on food and clothing; to live frugallyHSK 7–9
  21. 节制jiézhìto control; to restrict; to moderate; to temperHSK 7–9
  22. 礼节lǐjiéetiquetteHSK 7–9
  23. 时节shíjiéseason; timeHSK 7–9
  24. 脱节tuōjiéto come apartHSK 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.