Traditional: 系

#5032 of 5,000 Core 5000

Translation

system; to relate, connection (in 关系, 联系, 系统)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 系

Examples

jiè

It doesn't matter, I don't mind.

We've kept in contact all along.

This system is very complex.

shǐ

He studies in the history department.

This is a complete system.

系 (xì) means system, connection, or to tie. It is the second syllable in 关系 (relationship), 没关系 (it doesn't matter), 联系 (to contact), and 系统 (system).

Related words

Appears in 4 words

Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 系.

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This word is part of lesson 101.