■ radical

jié

festival

How it’s built

Simplified form of 節. Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 即 represents the sound.

simplified

grass — Shorthand for the ⺮ component in the traditional character 節. ⺮ is a component form of 竹.

simplified

person — Shorthand for the 即 component in the traditional character 節.