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借

Traditional: 藉

jiè

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jiè · ze3 (Jyutping)

  1. to borrow
  2. (used in combination with 給|给[gei3] or 出[chu1] etc) to lend
  3. to make use of; to avail oneself of
  4. (sometimes followed by 著|着[zhe5]) by; with
  5. variant of 借[jie4]

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

借

Meaning
borrow; lend; make pretext of
Radical
亻
Strokes
10
Components
⿰亻昔
Cangjie
OTA
Four-corner
2426.1

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