Originally written as 桀, which depicts two feet (舛) on top of a tree (木). 亻 (person) was later added to the character as a meaning component. Based on the original meaning, "to be elevated". The meaning later shifted to "outstanding person" and "hero".
Components
Traditional (傑)
桀 Phonetic component
jié chicken
chicken roost
Depicts two feet (舛) on top of a tree (木).
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Historical Evolution
傑
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
傑
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
傑
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
傑
Regular
Modern
Chinese
杰 / 傑 [jié]
hero; heroic; outstanding person; prominent; distinguished
Japanese
the top (e.g. top ten); the best
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
傑 けつ
Ketsu unclassified name
傑 じゅ
Ju unclassified name
傑 すぐる
Suguru male given name
傑 たかし
Takashi male given name
傑 たけし
Takeshi male given name
傑 まさる
Masaru given name
CHINESE WORDS (56)
杰克 [Jiékè] #621
Jack (name)
杰出 [jiéchū] #5,329
outstanding
杰克逊 [Jiékèxùn] #9,665
Jackson (name)
杰作 [jiézuò] #6,241
masterpiece
罗杰 [Luójié] #4,351
Roger
杰夫 [Jiéfū] #4,148
Jeff or Geoff (name)
杰西 [Jiéxī] #4,729
Jesse (name)
杰瑞 [Jiéruì] #4,703
Jerry or Gerry (name)
杰拉德 [Jiélādé] #12,106
Gerrard (name)
豪杰 [háojié] #44,871
hero
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JAPANESE WORDS (18)
⭐ 優れる [すぐれる] #2,685
to be better (than)
⭐ 傑作 [けっさく] #11,504
masterpiece
最高傑作 [さいこうけっさく] #25,954
masterpiece
⭐ 豪傑 [ごうけつ] #27,276
hero
英傑 [えいけつ] #34,620
great person
女傑 [じょけつ] #36,550
heroine
傑物 [けつぶつ] #36,816
great person
⭐ 傑出 [けっしゅつ] #44,111
being outstanding
十傑 [じっけつ] #71,767
ten best people (in a particular field)
英雄豪傑 [えいゆうごうけつ] #85,322
hero
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KOREAN WORDS (3)