TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
結
結 ＝ 糸 ＋ 吉
ㄐㄧㄝˊ · jié/jiē
verb — to tie, knot; to form; to end; (jiē) to bear fruit
字源 FORM — what the parts do
糸義a silk thread
Fjí → jié — the final opens; initial and tone hold
A thread (糸) looped and pulled tight — the knot. 吉 jí lends the sound, the final opening to jié. What ties together holds together: 結合、結構; what is tied off is finished: 結束. Read jiē, the tree knots its fruit onto the branch: 結果子.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
兩個線頭（糸）交叉、一拉——一個結，扯不開。
Two thread-ends (糸) cross, pull tight — a knot that holds.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
jié
(本義)打結— to tie a knot常用
→結合、結構— to combine; structure — parts tied together
→結束、結果— to end; result — the tie-off常用
jiē
(引申)結果子、結實— to bear fruit — the tree knots it on
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension