接

jiē

妾 + 扌

HSK 2.0Level 3

HSK 3.0Level 3

Definitions

jiē (verb) to receive; to accept

jiē (verb) to connect; to join

jiē (verb) to meet; to welcome

jiē (verb) to answer (phone)

jiē (verb) to take over; to succeed

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 妾 represents the sound.

Semantic: 扌 Phonetic: 妾

About

接 is a phono-semantic compound: the hand radical 扌 on the left gives the meaning of a hand action, and the phonetic 妾 on the right provides the sound. It originally denotes physical actions like catching, holding, or receiving something passed from one person or place to another. By extension, it also means to connect, to meet or welcome guests, and to join parts into a continuous sequence or an electrical circuit.

Etymology Hide

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

请接一下电话。

Qǐng jiē yīxià diànhuà.

Please answer the phone.

我去学校接孩子。

Wǒ qù xuéxiào jiē háizi.

I go to school to pick up the child.

他接了朋友送的礼物。

Tā jiē le péngyǒu sòng de lǐwù.

He accepted the gift from his friend.

这个插座能接三台电脑。

Zhège chāzuò néng jiē sān tái diànnǎo.

This socket can connect three computers.

新政策将与国际标准接轨。

Xīn zhèngcè jiāng yǔ guójì biāozhǔn jiēguǐ.

The new policy will align with international standards.

她热情地接待了远道而来的客人。

Tā rèqíng de jiēdàile yuǎn dào ér lái de kèrén.

She warmly received the guests who came from afar.

公司正在招聘人员来接替他的职位。

Gōngsī zhèngzài zhāopìn rényuán lái jiētì tā de zhíwèi.

The company is recruiting personnel to take over his position.

年轻一代要准备好接班，承担重任。

Niánqīng yīdài yào zhǔnbèi hǎo jiēbān, chéngdān zhòngrèn.

The younger generation must be ready to take over the reins and shoulder heavy responsibilities.

Related Characters

Component: 妾

Component: 扌

接