Read Edit View history 節 jié HSK2 holiday Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 即 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "bamboo joint". Later used as a measure word for segments and divisions of time. Pinyin Separate values with commas jié × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 节 × Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint ⺮ is a component form of 竹. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 節 Simp strokes 節 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 節 Simp strokes 節 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 節 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 301, 837 ], [ 328, 799 ], [ 291, 719 ], [ 238, 645 ], [ 194, 603 ], [ 159, 579 ] ], [ [ 328, 727 ], [ 353, 737 ], [ 397, 742 ], [ 437, 745 ], [ 474, 740 ] ], [ [ 328, 667 ], [ 390, 636 ], [ 407, 610 ] ], [ [ 612, 862 ], [ 633, 833 ], [ 634, 823 ], [ 602, 759 ], [ 539, 684 ], [ 484, 642 ] ], [ [ 635, 755 ], [ 708, 758 ], [ 807, 783 ], [ 865, 783 ] ], [ [ 624, 693 ], [ 696, 643 ], [ 712, 614 ] ], [ [ 241, 503 ], [ 258, 502 ], [ 372, 547 ], [ 406, 551 ], [ 426, 542 ], [ 448, 512 ], [ 430, 454 ], [ 405, 306 ] ], [ [ 262, 394 ], [ 268, 406 ], [ 296, 416 ], [ 338, 423 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