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劫
jié
1. to rob
2. to plunder
3. to seize by force
4. to coerce
5. calamity
6. abbr. for kalpa [[劫波<jiébō>]]
Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 7 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

劫
jié
to take by force, to coerce; disaster; misfortune
HSK 6 7 丶

Compound Words (20)

抢劫
qiǎngjié
to rob
HSK 6
劫余
jiéyú
remnants after a disaster
打劫
dǎjié
to loot
劫匪
jiéfěi
bandit
劫寨
jiézhài
to seize a stronghold
拦劫
lánjié
to mug
洗劫
xǐjié
to loot
劫囚
jiéqiú
to break a prisoner out of jail
浩劫
hàojié
calamity
劫持
jiéchí
to kidnap
劫掠
jiélüè
to loot
劫数
jiéshù
predestined fate (Buddhism)
劫夺
jiéduó
to seize by force
劫机
jiéjī
hijacking
劫杀
jiéshā
to rob and kill
劫波
jiébō
kalpa (loanword) (Hinduism)
劫洗
jiéxǐ
to loot
劫营
jiéyíng
to seize a camp
劫狱
jiéyù
to break into jail
劫车
jiéchē
to carjack

Alternate Entries

劫
jié
variant of [[劫<jié>]]
劫
jié
variant of [[劫<jié>]]
劫
jié
variant of [[劫<jié>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,824
Word Frequency Rank
2,072 of 84,292

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