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Traditional form:

Pinyin (reading):

jié

Definitions:

  • joint; node
  • (bound form) section; segment
  • solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar)
  • seasonal festival
  • (bound form) to economize; to save
  • (bound form) moral integrity; chastity
  • classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc
  • knot (nautical miles per hour)

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