借
to borrow; (used in combination with 給|给[gei3] or 出[chu1] etc) to lend; to make use of; to avail oneself of; (sometimes followed by 著|着[zhe5]) by; with
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Dict coverage rank #922 U+501F
How 借 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
亻 (semantic, “person”) + 昔 (phonetic, xī)
How to remember it
borrow · Heisig RSH #972
人 person + 昔 times past
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 昔
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 昔 (xī) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 昔 sound component | xī | past, former; ancient |
| 猎 | liè | hunting; field sports |
| 蜡 | là | candle, wax; maggot |
| 措 | cuò | to arrange; to execute on; to manage |
| 鹊 | què | magpie; Pica species (various) |
| 耤 | jí | to plow; to rely on |
Words containing 借
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 背城借一 | bèi chéng jiè yī | to make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom); to fight to the last ditch; to pu… |
| 借字儿 | jiè zì r | IOU; receipt for a loan |
| 借东风 | jiè dōng fēng | lit. to use the eastern wind (idiom); fig. to use sb's help |
| 借单儿 | jiè dān r | receipt for a loan; written confirmation of a debt; IOU |
| 借腹生子 | jiè fù shēng zǐ | surrogate pregnancy |
| 借书单 | jiè shū dān | book slip |
| 借入方 | jiè rù fāng | borrower; debit side (of a balance sheet) |
| 借一步 | jiè yī bù | could I have a word with you? (in private) |
| 借刀杀人 | jiè dāo shā rén | to lend sb a knife to kill sb; to get sb else to do one's dirty work; to attack using the … |
| 借机 | jiè jī | to seize the opportunity |
| 借记卡 | jiè jì kǎ | debit card |
| 借书证 | jiè shū zhèng | library card |
| 有借有还，再借不难 | yǒu jiè yǒu huán , zài jiè bù nán | return what you borrowed on time, you may borrow again next time (idiom) |
| 假借义 | jiǎ jiè yì | the meaning of a phonetic loan character 假借字[jia3 jie4 zi4] acquired from a similar-soundi… |
| 借出 | jiè chū | to lend |
| 出借 | chū jiè | to lend; to put out a loan |
| 借口 | jiè kǒu | to use as an excuse; excuse; pretext |
| 假借字 | jiǎ jiè zì | loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters); character acq… |
| 外借 | wài jiè | to lend (sth other than money); to borrow |
| 借光 | jiè guāng | excuse me (i.e. let me through, please); reflected glory; to benefit from sb else's presti… |