level; grade; rank; step (of stairs); classifier: step, level

Radical: 纟 HSK 2 q, n pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

级 decomposes into the following components:

Semantic component: ; phonetic component: .

Words containing 级

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 级.

一级
yī jí
first class
三级
sān jí
grade 3
上级
shàng jí
higher authorities
下级
xià jí
low ranking
中级
zhōng jí
middle level (in a hierarchy)
二级
èr jí
grade 2
低级
dī jí
low level
保级
bǎo jí
分级
fēn jí
to sort
初级
chū jí
junior
升级
shēng jí
to escalate (in intensity)
县级
xiàn jí
county level

Related characters (radical 纟)

Characters that share the radical .

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