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级 — level; grade; rank

level; grade; rank; step; classifier: step, level

Pinyin
jí
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 3
Handwriting
required

How to write 级: 6 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. This character is on the HSK handwriting list, so the exam expects you to write it, not only recognise it.

级 — 6 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Words with 级 in the HSK syllabus: 18

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 班级bānjíclass; gradeHSK 3
  2. 年级niánjígrade; yearHSK 3
  3. 超级chāojísuper-; ultra-; hyper-HSK 5
  4. 初级chūjíjunior; primaryHSK 5
  5. 高级gāojíhigh level; high grade; advanced; high-rankingHSK 5
  6. 级jílevel; grade; rank; step; classifier: step, levelHSK 5
  7. 升级shēngjíto go up by one grade; to be promoted; to escalateHSK 5
  8. 中级zhōngjímiddle levelHSK 5
  9. 等级děngjígrade; rank; statusHSK 6
  10. 分级fēnjíto rank; to grade; to classify; rank; gradeHSK 6
  11. 上级shàngjíhigher authorities; superiorsHSK 6
  12. 顶级dǐngjítop-notch; first-rateHSK 7–9
  13. 级别jíbiérank; level; gradeHSK 7–9
  14. 阶级jiējíclassHSK 7–9
  15. 晋级jìnjíto advance in rank; promotion; advancementHSK 7–9
  16. 下级xiàjílow ranking; low level; underclass; subordinateHSK 7–9
  17. 星级xīngjístar rating; top-class; highly ratedHSK 7–9
  18. 重量级zhòngliàngjíheavyweight classHSK 7–9

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.