| 節 | 1364B05 92A.22-9 | 部居  | 畫數 13 | ㄐㄧㄝˊ [jie2] . [Pop.  ; usu. wr. 節] | ||
| N. | (1) (Bot.) knots, joints: 枝節 branches and joints: 枝節橫生 bristling with complications and difficulties; 竹節 bamboo joints; 節外（上）生枝 one complication leading to another; 節子 gnarls, nodules. (2) (Physiol.) joints: 關節 bodily joints, (fig.) underhanded deals: 暗通關節 make secret deals with s.o.; 節足動物 arthropoda; 脫節 (of bones) dislocated, -ion, (fig.) out of touch, out of joint; 骨節 joint between bones. (3) A segment, section, period of lesson in school: 章節 chapter and section of a book, chapter and verse of the Bible; 一節功課 one session of classroom work; 節節 [jie2jie2]↓; 環節 links in a chain. (4) Moral integrity: 名節 honor and reputation; 志節 high aspirations; 節操 [jie2cao1]↓; 氣節 uprightness, loyalty, incorruptibility; 守節 (of married woman) refuse to remarry after husband’s death, (of betrothed girl) refuse to marry another man after her fiance's death; 貞節 chastity (of girls, women); 節概 [jie2gai4], 節義 [jie2yi4]↓; 節婦，節女 a chaste woman; 節烈 (of woman) dedicated to chastity even unto death; 失節 (of woman) compromise one’s honor by adultery or remarrying after husband's death; 禮節 etiquet, formality, ceremony, rites; 小節 trifles, trivialities: 不拘小節 unconventional, unconstrained by formalities; 大節 a matter of principles. (5) Sequence of events, proceedings: 情節 circumstances, details of a case, event, incident: 情節重大 (of cirminal offenses) of a serious nature; 節目 [jie2mu4], 節文 [jie2wen2]↓; 細節 details of a thing, minutiae. (6) A period of time in a year, a festival: 時節 a season, time, juncture; 佳節 festival; 節令 [jie2ling4], 節氣 [jie2qi4], 節序 [jie2xU4], 節禮 [jie2li3], 節敬 [jie2jing4]↓; 中秋節 the Mid-Autumn Festival; 聖誕節 Christmas; 過節 observe a festival, generally by a dinner; 季節 (性) a season, seasonal. (7) A tally or token, credentials: 符節 a token by which authority is conferred: 若合符節 (of two things) tally perfectly; 節鉞 [jie2yUe4]↓; 使節 a diplomatic mission, a diplomat accredited to another country. (8) Rhythm: 節拍 [jie2pai1], 節奏 [jie2zou4]↓; 擊節 (稱賞) to beat time, applaud enthusiastically (books, performance). | |||||
| V.i. & t. | (1) Save, economize: 節流 [jie2liu2], 節儉 [jie2jian3], 節省 [jie2sheng3], 節約 [jie2yUe1], 節錄 [jie2lu4], 節略 [jie2lUe4], 節食 [jie2shi2], 節用 [jie2yong4]↓. (2) Regulate, restrict, restrain: 節勞 [jie2lao2], 節制 [jie2zhi4], 節哀 [jie2ai1], 節慾 [jie2yU4]2, 節育 [jie2yU4]1↓. | |||||
| Words | 1. 節哀 [jie2ai1], v.i., restrain one's grief during bereavement. 2. 節錢 [jie2qian2], n., tips to servants, or gifts to children, on festivals. 3. 節氣 [jie2qi4], n., (1) the 24 periods into which a year is divided; (2) seasonal changes, see Appendix B. 4. 節概 [jie2gai4], n., nobility of character. 5. 節儉 [jie2jian3], adj. & n., frugal, -ity, thrifty, -iness. 6. 節節 [jie2jie2], (1) n., (AC) the cry of the phoenix; (2) adj. & adv., gradual(ly), step by step: 節節進攻 (of armies) push on relentlessly step by step; adj. & adv., 節節勝利 scoring one victory after another; 節節高 rising higher and higher. 7. 節敬 [jie2jing4], n., money or other gifts presented to teacher on a festival. 8. 節制 [jie2zhi4], (1) adj., temperate, moderate, not going to excess; (2) v.t., keep (expenses, students) within bounds, put under control, exercise command over. 9. 節勞 [jie2lao2], v.i., conserve energy, avoid overexertion. 10. 節令 [jie2ling4], n., (1) the 24 periods into which a year is divided; (2) seasonal changes; (3) a festive day, see Appendix B. 11. 節禮 [jie2li3], n., presents given on festivals to relatives or friends. 12. 節流 [jie2liu2], v.i., reduce expenses: 開源節流 tap new sources of revenue and cut down expenditures. 13. 節錄 [jie2lu4], (1) v.i., summarize, make a digest of; (2) n., a summary, an abstract, a digest. 14. 節略 [jie2lUe4], n., (1) an abstract; (2) a diplomatic note, an aidememoire. 15. 節目 [jie2mu4], n., (1) a program of items of a performance or meeting; (2) what one intends to do: 你今天有甚麼節目嗎 do you have any plans (program) for today? (3) subheadings of a paragraph or section. 16. 節拍 [jie2pai1], n., musical rhythm, see [jie2zou4]↓. 17. 節省 [jie2sheng3], (1) v.t., economize, save; (2) adj., thrifty, frugal, economical. 18. 節下 [jie2xia4], n., (1) polite form of address to general (lit., “under your command”); n., (2) ([jie2xia0]) one of the major festivals of the year, such as the Dragon Boat Festival or the Mid-Autumn Festival. 19. 節食 [jie2shi2], v.i., go or be put on diet. 20. 節序 [jie2xU4], n., see [jie2qi4]↑. 21. 節操 [jie2cao1], n., of honor, integrity of principle. 22. 節奏 [jie2zou4], n., musical rhythm, see [jie2pai1]↑. 23. 節文 [jie2wen2], n., ceremonial rites or forms. 24. 節義 [jie2yi4], n., chastity, purity, honor, fidelity. 25. 節約 [jie2yUe1], v.i. & n., (practice) austerity. 26. 節鉞 [jie2yUe4], n., a battle-axe; formerly, symbol of authority military of commander. 27. 節育 [jie2yU4]1, v.i., practise birth control or planned parenthood. 28. 節慾 [jie2yU4]2, v.i., to curb one's passions or desires; practise continence. 29. 節用 [jie2yong4], v.i., reduce expenses. | |||||