Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 及 represents the sound.
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总 altogether (simp)絕 discontinue (trad)絲 silk (trad)糾 entangle (trad/jp)紀 epoch (trad/jp)紂 name of an emperor (trad)約 make an appointment (trad/jp)紅 red (trad/jp)紆 bend (trad)紈 white (trad)紉 thread (trad)紋 design (trad/jp)納 let in (trad/jp)紐 new (trad)紓 relieve (trad)純 unadulterated (trad/jp)紕 spoiled (trad)紗 yarn (trad)紙 paper (trad/jp)紛 disorderly (trad/jp)
Historical Evolution
級
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
級
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
級
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
級
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
級
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
級
Regular
Modern
Chinese
级 / 級 [jí]
level; grade; rank; step (of stairs); CL:個|个[gè]; classifier: step, level
Japanese
noun
- (school) grade; year; class
- class; grade; rank; level
- kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (167)
超级 [chāojí] #1,199
super-
高级 [gāojí] #2,574
high level
年级 [niánjí] #1,957
grade
升级 [shēngjí] #5,412
to escalate (in intensity)
晋级 [jìnjí] #3,058
to advance in rank
各级 [gèjí] #54,441
all levels
级别 [jíbié] #5,089
(military) rank
等级 [děngjí] #7,506
grade
上级 [shàngjí] #6,254
higher authorities
无产阶级 [wúchǎnjiējí] #43,627
proletariat
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 高級 [こうきゅう] #4,174
high-class
⭐ 同級生 [どうきゅうせい] #4,845
classmate
⭐ 階級 [かいきゅう] #7,020
(social) class
⭐ 上級 [じょうきゅう] #8,432
upper level
⭐ 下級 [かきゅう] #10,205
lower grade
上級生 [じょうきゅうせい] #12,118
student in a higher grade
⭐ 最高級 [さいこうきゅう] #15,129
highest grade
最上級 [さいじょうきゅう] #15,577
highest grade
⭐ 中級 [ちゅうきゅう] #16,116
intermediate level
高級品 [こうきゅうひん] #17,838
high-quality goods
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