劫

jié

to take by force, to coerce; disaster; misfortune

Radical: 力 HSK 7 v, g pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

劫 decomposes into the following components:

去 力

Semantic component: 力; phonetic component: 去.

Words containing 劫

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 劫.

劫余
jié yú
remnants after a disaster
劫匪
jié fěi
bandit
劫囚
jié qiú
to break a prisoner out of jail
劫夺
jié duó
to seize by force
劫寨
jié zhài
to seize a stronghold
劫持
jié chí
to kidnap
劫掠
jié lüè
looting
劫数
jié shù
predestined fate (Buddhism)
劫机
jié jī
hijacking
劫杀
jié shā
to rob and kill
劫波
jié bō
劫洗
jié xǐ
to loot

Related characters (radical 力)

Characters that share the radical 力.

力 劝 办 功 加 劢 劣 劦 动 助 努 劬 劭 励 劲 劳 劵 劼 劾 势 勁 勃 勇 勈

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