系累 xìlěi to tie up Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents xìlěi to tie up 系 繫 xì to take into custody (literary) to arrest; to imprison; to take into custody累 lěi to involve (bound form) to involve; to implicate; to drag downxìlěi burden 系 xì nounverb to connect (bound form) to link; to join; to relate to累 lěi verb burden (bound form) family burden; weight; load