藉

简 借 · 藉 · 繁 藉
Mandarin · pinyin jiè#

Meanings · jiè

  1. variant of 借 jiè
Mandarin · pinyin jí#

Meanings · jí

  1. (literary) to tread on; to insult
  2. used in 狼藉 láng jí
Mandarin · pinyin jiè#

Meanings · jiè

  1. (literary) cushion; mat
  2. (literary) to put some padding underneath
Mandarin · pinyin Jí#

Meanings · Jí

  1. surname Ji
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藉
jí · mat, pad; rely on; pretext
借
jiè · borrow; lend; make pretext of
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ze3 · ze6 · zik6

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character

  1. (obsolete) straw mat used to offer sacrifices
  2. (literary) pad; mat
  3. (literary) to spread; to lay out (a mat)
  4. (archaic) to sit on; to lay on (a mat)
  5. (alt. form 借) to rely on; to depend on; to lean on; by means of
  6. (alt. form 借) to use as a pretext
  7. (literary) even if

character

  1. numerous and disorderly
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to pay tribute
  3. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 籍 (jí, “tax”)
  4. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to tie using a rope
  5. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to care for; to treasure
  6. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 籍 (jí, “to record”)
  7. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 籍 (jí, “to confiscate”)
  8. a surname

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藉 · jie4 · ji2 · jie4 · Ji2
CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · edition 2026-10-13 · source lines 96,229, 96,231, 96,232, 96,230
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Exact source records藉 借 [jie4] /variant of 借[jie4]/藉 藉 [ji2] /(literary) to tread on; to insult/used in 狼藉[lang2 ji2]/藉 藉 [jie4] /(literary) cushion; mat/(literary) to put some padding underneath/藉 藉 [Ji2] /surname Ji/