街
HSK 2

街 (jiē): street, road, thoroughfare

jiē

street, road, thoroughfare

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Pinyin

jiē

HSK Level

Level 2

Characters

1

English Meaning

street, road, thoroughfare

How to Write 街 (jiē)

街 is written in 12 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

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Origin of 街

A phono-semantic compound: 行 (walk) carries the meaning, and 圭 hints at the pronunciation.

What 街 is Made Of

街 is built from 2 components:

行to go, to walk, to move
圭jade tablet

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Words Using 街

Common Chinese words that contain 街:

街道

jiēdào

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