• 1822nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 34 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jié (jie2)to rob • to plunder • to seize by force • to coerce • calamity • abbr. for kalpa 劫波[jie2 bo1]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

劫匪 
抢劫 (搶劫)

Uncommon

劫持 
劫数 (劫數)
劫难 (劫難)
打劫 
抢劫案 (搶劫案)
洗劫 
浩劫 
趁火打劫 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.