级

jí

level

grade; rank; step (of stairs); CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier: step, level

silk thread (纟) + reach (及) = levels ranked in sequence

The silk radical (纟) evokes threads arranged in order — rank upon rank, level upon level. 及 mainly contributes the sound jí; the silk radical carries the sense of graded sequence.

纟+及→级
及To reachPhonetic
纟Silk threadSemantic

他在公司里升到了很高的级别。

tā zài gōng sī lǐ shēng dào le hěn gāo de jí bié。

He rose to a very high rank in the company.

这栋楼的楼梯一共有二十级台阶。

zhè dòng lóu de lóu tī yī gòng yǒu èr shí jí tái jiē。

The staircase in this building has twenty steps in total.

Words with 级

顶级

dǐng jí

top-notch; first-rate

二级

èr jí

grade 2

上级

shàng jí

higher authorities

低级

dī jí

low level

三级片

sān jí piàn

third category movie (containing sexual or violent content)

初级中学

chū jí zhōng xué

junior high school

评级

píng jí

rating

部长级

bù zhǎng jí

ministerial level (e.g. negotiations)

部长级会议

bù zhǎng jí huì yì

minister level conference

里氏震级

lǐ shì zhèn jí

(seismology) Richter scale

量级

liàng jí

order of magnitude

降级

jiàng jí

to demote

More characters with 纟

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