繫
jìxì HSK3

to tie

系 (繫) jì frequency
tie verb
to tie or fasten with a cord, rope, or strap

请系好安全带。

qǐng jì hǎo ān​quán​dài.

Please fasten your seatbelt.

button verb
to fasten or do up buttons on clothing

他低头系衬衫的扣子。

tā dī​tóu jì chèn​shān de kòu​zi.

He looked down to button his shirt.

系 (繫) xì
arrest verb
to take someone into custody or imprison

他不幸被系于狱中，无法脱身。

tā bù​xìng bèi xì yú yù​zhōng, wú​fǎ tuō​shēn.

Unfortunately, he was imprisoned and could not get away.

connect verb
to link or establish a connection between things

我们要努力维系这段珍贵的友谊。

wǒ​men yào nǔ​lì wéi xì zhè duàn zhēn​guì de yǒu​yì.

We must work hard to maintain this precious friendship.

worry verb
to be concerned or anxious about someone or something

他虽然身在异乡，但心里始终系着远方的亲人。

tā suī​rán shēn zài yì​xiāng, dàn xīn​li shǐ​zhōng xì zhe yuǎn​fāng de qīn​rén.

Even though he is in a foreign land, his heart is always tied to his relatives far away.

Cross-References

Has variant

Frequency
Character
Written text
216th most common 985.9 per million
Movie subtitles
268th most common 626.2 per million appears in 91% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
30.1 per million appears in 11% of films
Written text
268.3 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 5
HSK 3.0
Level 3
Simplified
系
Strokes
19
Unicode
U+7E6B

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)