(jiè): to arrive at (place or time), period, to become due

(jiè) is a Chinese character meaning “to arrive at (place or time).” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (structural) and (structural). It ranks #1512 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. to arrive at (place or time)
  2. period
  3. to become due

Stroke Order

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
jiè shíwhen the time comes
běn jiècurrent
xià jiènext office holder
lì jièall previous (meetings, sessions etc)
huàn jièto change personnel upon expiry of a term of office
yīng jièthis year's
jiè mǎn(of a term of office) to expire
yīng jiè shēngstudent graduating in the current academic year
yīng jiè bì yè shēngstudent graduating in the current year
wǎng jièformer sessions
shǒu jièfirst session (of a conference etc)
wú yuǎn fú jièto extend all over the globe (idiom)
12
Total compounds
17
As first character
67
As last character
17
As middle character

appears in 12 compound words: 17 as the first character, 67 as the last, and 17 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 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

0.604443,446 co-occurrences
shí
0.513144,036 co-occurrences
quán
0.47491,056 co-occurrences
0.46135,142 co-occurrences
guó
0.460124,878 co-occurrences
ào
0.45423,604 co-occurrences
yāng
0.44623,738 co-occurrences
wěi
0.43844,372 co-occurrences
0.43832,028 co-occurrences
huì
0.43462,250 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (1)

wúyuǎnfújièHSK 5+

to be able to reach everywhere, regardless of distances

phrase

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

这个字在古汉语中有不同的含义。

zhè gě jiè zì zài gǔ hàn yǔ zhōng yǒu bù tóng de hán yì .

The character "届" carries different meanings in classical Chinese.

Nownews今日新聞Feb 2026

特企/三时四季映照青春舞台 第12青艺节打造戏曲新风景

tè qǐ sān shí sì jì yìng zhào qīng chūn wǔ tái dì 1 2 jiè qīng yì jié dǎ zào xì qū xīn fēng jǐng

Special enterprises/three seasons and four seasons reflect the stage of youth The 12th Youth Arts Festival creates a new scenery of opera

Vietnam+Feb 2026

越南出席联合国人权理事会第61会议

yuè nán chū xí lián gě guó rén quán lǐ shì huì dì 6 1 jiè huì yì

Viet Nam attends the 61st session of the UN Human Rights Council

Orientaldaily MyFeb 2026

227办第二“熊山音乐会” 郭子毅诚邀民众户外音乐会

2 2 7 bàn dì èr jiè xióng shān yīn lè huì guō zǐ yì chéng yāo mín zhòng hù wài yīn lè huì

227 held the second "Bear Mountain Concert" Guo Ziyi sincerely invited the public to hold an outdoor concert

Irna ChineseFeb 2026

第三十三国际《古兰经》展览会开幕

dì sān shí sān jiè guó jì gǔ lán jīng zhǎn lǎn huì kāi mù

The 33rd International Quran Exhibition opened

English News - RthkFeb 2026

谷爱凌为国家队夺得今冬奥会第五金

gǔ ài líng wéi guó jiā duì duó dé jīn jiè dōng ào huì dì wǔ jīn

Gu Ailing won the fifth gold medal of this Winter Olympics for the national team

Tatoeba

在上一世界杯上,新西兰在比赛中被墨西哥淘汰。

Zài shàng yī jiè Shìjièbēi shàng, Xīnxīlán zài bǐsài zhōng bèi Mòxīgē táotài.

In the last World Cup, New Zealand was knocked out of the competition by Mexico.

Tatoeba

日本国会今天正式选举了桥本龙太郎作为全国第52总理。

Rìběn Guóhuì jīntiān zhèngshì xuǎnjǔ le Qiáoběn Lóngtàiláng zuò wéi quánguó dì wǔ shí èr jiè zǒnglǐ.

The Japanese Parliament today officially elected Ryūtarō Hashimoto as the country's 52nd prime minister.

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced jiè

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 届 (jiè) mean in Chinese?
届 (jiè) primarily means "to arrive at (place or time)." It is classified as HSK Level 5, making it an advanced character. It ranks #1512 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 届 have?
届 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 届?
The radical associated with 届 is 尸 (corpse). This radical appears in many characters related to corpse.
What are the components of 届?
届 is composed of: 尸 (structural), 由 (structural). Its IDS decomposition is ⿸尸由 with a surround-from-upper-left layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 届?
Common words with 届 include: 届时 (jiè shí, "when the time comes"); 本届 (běn jiè, "current"); 下届 (xià jiè, "next office holder"); 历届 (lì jiè, "all previous (meetings, sessions etc)"); 换届 (huàn jiè, "to change personnel upon expiry of a term of office"). There are over 12 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 届 (jiè)?
Several characters share the pronunciation jiè: 阶 (rank or step), 接 (to receive, to connect), 街 (street), 节 (festival, section), and 5 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 届 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 届 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.