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街jiē

street; a road lined with shops; (dialect) a country market

街 is a street with shops on both sides: 街道 'street', 上街 'to go downtown'.

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ZDIC: 形声,从彳、圭声 — the step side with 圭 (guī) as the sound piece; the right 亍 completes the written 行 frame.

multi-layer structure · 街

WHOLE CHARACTER

街jiē

street; a road lined with shops; (dialect) a country market

街 is a street with shops on both sides: 街道 'street', 上街 'to go downtown'.

ZDIC: 形声,从彳、圭声 — the step side with 圭 (guī) as the sound piece; the right 亍 completes the written 行 frame.

LEFT: THE SMALL-STEP SIDE — THE LEFT HALF OF THE STREET FRAME 行

彳chì

a small step (the left-step radical form)

The left half of 行; a bound form, not a standalone page.

In 街: left: the small-step side — the left half of the street frame 行 Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.

MIDDLE: THE SOUND PIECE 圭 (GUĪ)

圭guī

a jade tablet (ancient); two 土 doubled

A standalone character whose shape also appears as a side piece in several characters; per-character roles are shown on each page.

In 街: middle: the sound piece 圭 (guī) A historical sound side: jiē has no modern sound relation with guī — the initial, final and tone all differ.

RIGHT: THE RIGHT HALF OF THE 行 FRAME

亍chù

a short step (archaic)

The right half of 行; a bound form shown as a written piece; not a standalone page.

In 街: right: the right half of the 行 frame A written piece of the street frame; not taught as a standalone word here.

jiēTone 1
  • street; a road lined with shops
  • (dialect) a country market
  • 街道jiēdàostreet
  • 上街shàngjiēto go downtown; to go shopping

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