Primary radical
艹 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 节.
艹 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 节.
节 is decomposed as ⿱艹?.
Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.
HSK 3 · to celebrate a festival; after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over)
HSK 3 · time; season; period
HSK 3 · joint; node; (bound form) section; segment; solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar); seasonal festival; (bound form) to economize; to save; (bound form) moral integrity; chastity
HSK 3 · (TV or radio) program; show; item; act; segment; number (on the program of a concert, variety show or cultural event); a planned activity (in one's schedule)
HSK 3 · holiday; festival
HSK 4 · public holiday
festival; knot, joint; segment; to economize, to save
节 has 5 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.
艹 is the radical in 节. It is the grass radical and can provide a meaning-side clue.
过节 (guòjié): to celebrate a festival; after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over); 季节 (jìjié): time; season; period; 节 (jié): joint; node; (bound form) section; segment; solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar); seasonal festival; (bound form) to economize; to save; (bound form) moral integrity; chastity.