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

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

Native pronunciation

Definitions

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

Stroke Order

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2
3
4
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8

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Words & Compounds

HSK Vocabulary with

WordPinyinMeaningHSK
jié chūoutstanding6

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
jié kèJack (name)
jié fūJeff or Geoff (name)
luó jiéRoger
jié ruìJerry or Gerry (name)
西jié xīJesse (name)
jié zuòmasterpiece
běn jié míngBenjamin (person name)
西jié xī kǎJessica (name)
jié kè xùnJackson (name)
jié mǐ(name) Jamie
jié lā déGerrard (name)
jié kuí línJacqueline (name)
jié kè sēnJackson (name)
jié lǐ mǐJeremy (name)
·mài kè ěr · jié kè xùnMichael Jackson (1958-2009), American musician and entertainer
58
Total compounds
48
As first character
24
As last character
28
As middle character

appears in 58 compound words: 48 as the first character, 24 as the last, and 28 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.

xùn
0.66830,744 co-occurrences
0.46358,945 co-occurrences
gòng
0.4636,576 co-occurrences
jùn
0.4539,438 co-occurrences
luó
0.41721,264 co-occurrences
lún
0.3986,198 co-occurrences
zhōu
0.39315,540 co-occurrences
chū
0.38056,568 co-occurrences
wéi
0.3759,294 co-occurrences
jiē
0.370798 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (3)

rénjiédìlíngHSK 6+

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

phrase
Jiéfěixùn ChéngHSK 7+

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

Showing 2 of 3 idioms containing .

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

工人们正在砍伐病,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.

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杠龟彩券、刮刮乐不要丢!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...

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PLG/林志引退周 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

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林志谈家人泪崩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 "...

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PLG》林志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...

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沙田早晨│巫伟大举练兵

shā tián zǎo chén wū wěi jié dà jǔ liàn bīng

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

Tatoeba

克打破窗户的吗?

Shì Jiékè dǎpò chuānghu de ma?

Was it Jack that broke the window?

Tatoeba

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

从早工作到晚。

Luójié cóng zǎo gōngzuò dào wǎn.

Roger works from morning till night.

Tatoeba

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 58 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 杰 (jié)?
Several characters share the pronunciation jié: 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 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.