系 (xì) — to relate to; to involve; to connect; to tie; to bind; to fasten; (literary) to be
Definition
Two distinct senses: the everyday verb 'to tie/fasten' (e.g. 系在一起), and the literary copula 'to be' as in 纯系虚构. For 'involve/relate to', 涉及 is more common in modern writing.
verb
to relate toto involveto connectto tieto bindto fasten(literary) to be
Examples
- 系。Zhè jiàn shì xì dào gōng sī de fā zhǎn.This matter relates to the company's development.
- 系。Qǐng bǎ zhè xiē shū xì zài yì qǐ.Please tie these books together.
- 系。Zhè piān xiǎo shuō chún xì xū gòu.This novel is purely fictional.
Origin
Compound ideograph六书liùshū
会意huìyìTwo or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.
- 手手shǒu
- 糸糸mì
系 is made by putting together 手 (hand) and 糸 (silk).
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