Chinese symbol for “junior”
初级
chū jí
Traditional: 初級
junior; primary
The closest CC-CEDICT match for junior is 初级 (chū jí), defined as: junior; primary.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “junior”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 年少 | nián shào | young; junior |
| 资浅 (資淺) | zī qiǎn | inexperienced; junior (employee etc) |
| 佐贰 (佐貳) | zuǒ èr | deputy; junior |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 初级.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 当初 (當初) | dāng chū | at that time; originally |
| 初期 | chū qī | initial stage; beginning period |
| 最初 | zuì chū | first; primary |
| 年初 | nián chū | beginning of the year |
| 初步 | chū bù | initial; preliminary |
| 初中 | chū zhōng | junior high school (abbr. for 初级中学 (chū jí zhōng xué)) |
| 高级 (高級) | gāo jí | high level; high grade |
| 超级 (超級) | chāo jí | super-; ultra- |
See also: Japanese symbol for “junior”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.