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CHINESE CHARACTER

jí

级

级

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rank

Numbered pinyin
ji2
English meanings
level, rank, grade

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 纟; right 及.

Meaning & sound clues

纟 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “silk”.

及 is identified as the sound component (jí). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 级.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰纟及

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    zhè这dòng栋lóu楼yǒu有shí十jí级。

    This building has ten levels.

  2. 02

    tā他de的Yīngyǔ英语shì是gāojí高级。

    His English is advanced.

  3. 03

    shuǐpíng水平tígāo提高le了。

    The level has improved.

  4. 04

    yī一jí级yī一jí级wǎng往shàng上。

    Step up level by level.

  5. 05

    zhè这shì是èr二niánjí年级。

    This is second grade.

  6. 06

    jíbié级别bùtóng不同。

    Different levels.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 上级
  • 下级
  • 世界级
  • 中级
  • 五星级
  • 初级
  • 升级
  • 年级
  • 班级
  • 等级
  • 级别
  • 超级
  • 重量级
  • 阶级
  • 顶级
  • 高级