系
Meaning
- to connect
- to relate to
- to tie up
Example sentence
系上鞋带。
Tie your shoelaces.
The character 系
系 is a thread tying things together: 关系 a relationship, 联系 to get in touch, 系列 a series, 系统 a system. Read jì it is the physical tying — 系鞋带, doing up a shoelace.