to connect / to relate to / to tie up / to bind / to be (literary)

= 丿 + : Mnemonic symbol: As this is the second character in 关系 (guanxi), I'll use shaking hands as the symbol for 系.

= 丿 + : In the space station's bathroom, Marie Curie found a new binding mechanism in chemistry. To demonstrate her findings, she binds two bananas together with a silk scarf. She celebrates her findings by shaking her own hand over her head.

係 character breakdown

"person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9)

= 丿 + : Mnemonic symbol: Rosa Luxemburg. She's quite radical, and her name starts with "r", just like "ren2". Also, 亻appears at the left-hand side of characters, and Rosa is a leftist as well.

Robinson Crusoe (r) and Rosa Luxemburg (亻) are having their favorite snacks in the encampment's kitchen: Rosa is eating a banana (丿) and Robinson is eating a dinosaur bone (丨).
to connect / to relate to / to tie up / to bind / to be (literary)

= 丿 + : Mnemonic symbol: As this is the second character in 关系 (guanxi), I'll use shaking hands as the symbol for 系.

= 丿 + : In the space station's bathroom, Marie Curie found a new binding mechanism in chemistry. To demonstrate her findings, she binds two bananas together with a silk scarf. She celebrates her findings by shaking her own hand over her head.
system / department / faculty

= 丿 + : Mnemonic symbol: As this is the second character in 关系 (guanxi), I'll use shaking hands as the symbol for 系.

= 丿 + : In the space station's bathroom, Marie Curie found a new binding mechanism in chemistry. To demonstrate her findings, she binds two bananas together with a silk scarf. She celebrates her findings by shaking her own hand over her head.
to tie / to fasten / to button up
to connect / to arrest / to worry

= 丿 + : Mnemonic symbol: As this is the second character in 关系 (guanxi), I'll use shaking hands as the symbol for 系.

= 丿 + : In the space station's bathroom, Marie Curie found a new binding mechanism in chemistry. To demonstrate her findings, she binds two bananas together with a silk scarf. She celebrates her findings by shaking her own hand over her head.

Characters with 係 as component

to be at, in or on (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 在[zai4]

Words with 係

relation / relationship / to concern / to affect / to have to do with / guanxi / CL:個|个[ge4]
relates to / bears upon
equation expressing a relation (math.)
a connection (sb with whom one has dealings on the basis of "scratch my back and I'll scratch yours")
network of people with whom one has dealings on the basis of "scratch my back and I'll scratch yours"

Sentences with 係

係 currently does not appear in any sentence.