杰 (jié): (bound form) hero, heroic, outstanding person

杰 (jié) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) hero.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 木 (structural) and 灬 (structural). It ranks #1127 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. (bound form) hero
  2. heroic
  3. outstanding person

Stroke Order

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2
3
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8

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Words & Compounds

HSK Vocabulary with 杰

WordPinyinMeaningHSK
杰出adjectivejié chūoutstanding6

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
杰克proper-nounjié kèJack (name)
杰夫jié fūJeff or Geoff (name)
罗杰proper-nounluó jiéRoger
杰瑞jié ruìJerry or Gerry (name)
杰西jié xīJesse (name)
杰作nounjié zuòmasterpiece
本杰明proper-nounběn jié míngBenjamin (person name)
杰西卡proper-nounjié xī kǎJessica (name)
杰克逊proper-nounjié kè xùnJackson (name)
杰米jié mǐ(name) Jamie
杰拉德jié lā déGerrard (name)
杰奎琳proper-nounjié kuí línJacqueline (name)
杰克森proper-nounjié kè sēnJackson (name)
杰里米proper-nounjié lǐ mǐJeremy (name)
迈克尔·杰克逊mài kè ěr · jié kè xùnMichael Jackson (1958-2009), American musician and entertainer
59
Total compounds
47
As first character
25
As last character
27
As middle character

杰 appears in 59 compound words: 47 as the first character, 25 as the last, and 27 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 杰 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

逊xùn
0.65810,248 co-occurrences
宪xiàn
0.48315 co-occurrences
贡gòng
0.4562,192 co-occurrences
克kè
0.45619,638 co-occurrences
俊jùn
0.4463,146 co-occurrences
伦lún
0.4252,105 co-occurrences
刮guā
0.42111 co-occurrences
罗luó
0.4117,088 co-occurrences
周zhōu
0.3875,180 co-occurrences
出chū
0.37518,856 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (3)

人杰地灵rénjiédìlíngHSK 6+

the greatness of a person lends glory to a place; a place derives reflected glory from an illustrious son

phrase
杰斐逊城Jiéfěixùn ChéngHSK 7+

Jefferson City (a city, the state capital of Missouri, United States)

Showing 2 of 3 idioms containing 杰.

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

工人们正在砍伐病杰,防止虫害蔓延。

gōng rén men zhēng zài kǎn fá bìng jié , fáng zhǐ chóng hài mán yán .

Workers are cutting down diseased trees to prevent the spread of pests.

UdnnewsindexFeb 2026

杠龟彩券、刮刮乐不要丢!杰升通信回收领200元配件金 消费再送卫生...

gàng guī cǎi quàn , guā guā lè bù yāo diū ! jié shēng tōng xìn huí shōu lǐng 2 0 0 yuán pèi jiàn jīn xiāo fèi zài sòng wèi shēng . . .

Don't lose the lottery and scratch tickets! Jiesheng Communications recycles 200 yuan of accessories and then sends it to health...

UdnnewsindexFeb 2026

PLG/林志杰引退周 台湾大冠名赞助

P L G lín zhì jié yǐn tuì zhōu tái wān dà guàn míng zàn zhù

PLG/Lin Zhijie Retirement Week Taiwan Grand Title Sponsor

Nownews今日新聞Feb 2026

林志杰谈家人泪崩30秒!黄金世代队友齐聚 揭“...

lín zhì jié tán jiā rén lèi bēng 3 0 miǎo ! huáng jīn shì dài duì yǒu qí jù jiē . . .

Lin Zhijie talked about his family and burst into tears for 30 seconds! Golden generation teammates gathered to reveal "...

LtnFeb 2026

PLG》林志杰退休倒数计时盼再拚一冠!谈家人罕见感性泪...

P L G lín zhì jié tuì xiū dǎo shǔ jì shí pàn zài 拚 yī guàn ! tán jiā rén hǎn jiàn gǎn xìng lèi . . .

PLG" Lin Zhijie's retirement countdown is looking forward to another championship! Talking about the rare emotional tears of the family...

StheadlineFeb 2026

沙田早晨│巫伟杰大举练兵

shā tián zǎo chén wū wěi jié dà jǔ liàn bīng

Sha Tin Morning│Wu Weijie conducted large-scale military training

Tatoeba

是杰克打破窗户的吗?

Shì Jiékè dǎpò chuānghu de ma?

Was it Jack that broke the window?

Tatoeba

罗杰斯先生和史密斯小姐昨天宣布订婚。

Luójiésī xiānsheng hé Shǐmìsī xiǎojiě zuótiān xuānbù dìnghūn.

The engagement of Mr Rogers and Miss Smith was announced yesterday.

Tatoeba

罗杰从早工作到晚。

Luójié cóng zǎo gōngzuò dào wǎn.

Roger works from morning till night.

Tatoeba

杰克决定取消预约。

Jiékè juédìng qǔxiāo yùyuē.

Jack decided to cancel the reservations.

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced jié

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 杰 (jié) mean in Chinese?
杰 (jié) primarily means "(bound form) hero." It is classified as HSK Level 6, making it an advanced character. It ranks #1127 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 杰 have?
杰 is written with 8 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 杰?
The radical associated with 杰 is 木 (tree). This radical appears in many characters related to tree.
What are the components of 杰?
杰 is composed of: 木 (structural), 灬 (structural). Its IDS decomposition is ⿱木灬 with a top-bottom layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 杰?
Common words with 杰 include: 杰克 (jié kè, "Jack (name)"); 杰夫 (jié fū, "Jeff or Geoff (name)"); 罗杰 (luó jié, "Roger"); 杰瑞 (jié ruì, "Jerry or Gerry (name)"); 杰西 (jié xī, "Jesse (name)"). There are over 59 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 杰 (jié)?
Several characters share the pronunciation jié: 接 (to receive, to connect), 结 (knot, result), 界 (world, boundary), 节 (festival, section), and 5 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 杰 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 杰 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.