漢字Kanji · in Textiles, Plants & Food
系: lineage, system
JLPT N17 strokesGrade 6Your ink: 白 Not met
丿 and 糸 carry the meaning
7 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
ケイkei · on'yomi · in compounds
- 系統けいとうsystem, genealogy, phylogeny
- 系列けいれつorder, succession, series
- 系図けいずfamily tree, pedigree, genealogy
- 体系たいけいsystem, organization
- 直系ちょっけいdirect descent, direct line
- 家系かけいfamily lineage
- 日系人にっけいじんperson of Japanese descent
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成り立ち
Where it comes from
Origin · sourced
Ideogrammic compound (會意)手 + 糸
Also used as simplified forms:.
Source: Wiktionary, 系 (rev. 91815579), CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Everything is connected! This radical represents the invisible threads that tie us together—our relationships, the fine "silk" of our words, and the intricate weaving of our personal histories.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side系 lineage · 丿
vs紅 crimson · 工In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · xì
Same form: 系 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 系 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 系 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin xì most common reading
False friend. In simplified Chinese, 系 also stands for 係 (person in charge, connection), which Japanese writes as a separate kanji.
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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