Chinese symbol for “class”
阶级
jiē jí
Traditional: 階級
(social) class; 个 (gè)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for class is 阶级 (jiē jí), defined as: (social) class; 个 (gè).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “class”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 汇 (彙) | huì | class; collection |
| 班级 (班級) | bān jí | class (group of students); grade (in school) |
| 类 (類) | lèi | kind; type; class; category; (classifier) kind; type |
| 班上 | bān shàng | (in the) class |
| 等 | děng | to wait for; to await; by the time; when; till |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 阶级.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 阶段 (階段) | jiē duàn | stage; section |
| 阶层 (階層) | jiē céng | social class |
| 无产阶级 (無產階級) | wú chǎn jiē jí | proletariat |
| 资产阶级 (資產階級) | zī chǎn jiē jí | the capitalist class; the bourgeoisie |
| 中产阶级 (中產階級) | zhōng chǎn jiē jí | middle class |
| 高级 (高級) | gāo jí | high level; high grade |
| 超级 (超級) | chāo jí | super-; ultra- |
| 升级 (升級) | shēng jí | to go up by one grade; to be promoted; to escalate (in intensity) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “class”.
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