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to borrow

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

jie4 jiè

Meaning


Primary

to borrow

Alternatives

borrow, borrowing, borrowed, borrows

Mnemonic


[ji-] Jimmy Neutron is in the [4] bathroom of the [-e] electricity plant, looking 借 to borrow some turf for his latest experiment. He finds 亻 Slenderman standing next to the sink, and 借 borrows some turf from him. He then takes the turf and plugs it into one of the wires hanging from the ceiling. It turns into a bright miniature 日 sun!

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