to tie; to fasten; to button up

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 5 trad. 繫

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

See it in sentences

请系好鞋带。

Please tie your shoelaces.

风大,系好围巾。

It is windy; fasten your scarf.