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.

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To reachPhonetic
Silk threadSemantic

Words with 级

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

限制级

xiàn zhì jí

R-rated

阶级

jiē jí

(social) class

阶级式

jiē jí shì

hierarchical

阶级成分

jiē jí chéng fèn

social composition

阶级斗争

jiē jí dòu zhēng

class struggle

震级

zhèn jí

degree of earthquake (on magnitude scale)

More characters with 纟

绿