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级 (jí): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 5

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 级

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How to write 级 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 级

级 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

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级

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4.

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5.

How to Use 级

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 级 works in context.

Level or Grade (as suffix)

The character 级 is used as a suffix to indicate a level or grade in a system.

年级 • nián jí • (school) year/grade • HSK 3

HSK 3

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 级

HSK words that contain this character.

班级 • bān jí • class (group of students)

HSK 3.0 · L3

bān班

jí

7.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 级 is used in context

tā他

mǎi买

le了

yí一

liàng辆

gāo高

Information

Pinyinjí

Meaninglevel

Strokes6

Radical纟

Traditional級

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#577

Zhuyinㄐㄧˊ

UnicodeU+7EA7

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纟silk

Silk threads (纟) arranged in steps like a ladder (及) — levels or ranks.

nián年

jí级

(school) year/grade

高级 • gāo jí • advanced; high level • HSK 5

HSK 5

gāo高

jí级

advanced; high level

初级 • chū jí • elementary; primary; initial • HSK 5

HSK 5

chū初

jí级

elementary; primary; initial

Hierarchical Position (as suffix)

The character 级 is used as a suffix to denote a position in a hierarchy.

上级 • shàng jí • high level; higher-ups • HSK 6

HSK 6

shàng上

jí级

high level; higher-ups

下级 • xià jí • Lower level • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

xià下

jí级

Lower level

中级 • zhōng jí • middle level (in a hierarchy) • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

zhōng中

jí级

middle level (in a hierarchy)

级

class (group of students)

升级 • shēng jí • to go up by one grade; to be promoted

HSK 3.0 · L5

shēng升

jí级

to go up by one grade; to be promoted

超级 • chāo jí • super

HSK 5

chāo超

jí级

super

分级 • fēn jí • to classify; to grade; to rank by levels

HSK 3.0 · L6

fēn分

jí级

to classify; to grade; to rank by levels

等级 • děng jí • grade; rank

HSK 6

děng等

jí级

grade; rank

级别 • jí bié • rank; level; grade

HSK 6

jí级

bié别

rank; level; grade

jí

级

jiào轿

chē车

。

He bought a luxury car.

Tā他

de的

Hàn汉

yǔ语

shuǐ水

píng平

yǐ已

jīng经

dá达

dào到

le了

hěn很

gāo高

de的

jí级

。

His Chinese proficiency has already reached a very high level.

wǒ我

mèi妹

mei妹

jīn今

nián年

shàng上

sān三

nián年

jí级

。

My younger sister is in third grade this year.

zhè这

ge个

bǐ比

sài赛

de的

jí级

bié别

hěn很

gāo高

。

This competition has a high level.

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