Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/节(節)-jié-restrict,-control;-economize
Radical of the simplified form is 艸 căo “grass,” which is written 草 when occurring as an independent word (456). When it occurs as a radical at the top of a character, the “grass” radical is written as 艹 and is then known as 草字头 (草字頭) căozìtóu “top made up of the character 草.” Radical of the traditional form is 竹 zhú “bamboo,” the colloquial name for which is 竹字头 (竹字頭) zhúzìtóu “top made up of the character 竹.” When it is a radical, the third and sixth strokes of 竹 are shortened. Phonetic of the simplified character is 卩 jié “seal,” the phonetic of the traditional character being 即 jí “precisely.”
节省 (節省) jiéshĕng save [V]; be frugal, thrifty [SV]
土司 tŭsī white bread [N]
土地 tŭdì soil, earth, land, territory [N]
Take a moment to explore these relevant pages as you conclude this lesson: Drinks, 爱 ài, Medicine & 量 liàng capacity, amount.
Sources[edit | edit source]
Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler
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