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阶
堦
jiē
1. variant of [[階|阶<jiē>]]
Very Common • Top 4%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

阶
jiē
stairs, steps; degree, rank
HSK 5 6 丶

Compound Words (20)

二阶
èrjiē
second order
低阶
dījiē
low level
官阶
guānjiē
official rank
石阶
shíjiē
stone step
台阶
táijiē
steps
HSK 5
进阶
jìnjiē
advanced
门阶
ménjiē
doorstep
阶乘
jiēchéng
the factorial of a number, e.g. 5! = 5.4.3.2.1 = 120
阶地
jiēdì
terrace (geography)
阶层
jiēcéng
hierarchy
HSK 6
阶梯
jiētī
flight of steps
阶段
jiēduàn
stage
HSK 5
阶级
jiējí
(social) class
音阶
yīnjiē
musical scale
高阶
gāojiē
high level
下台阶
xiàtáijiē
to extricate oneself
新阶段
xīnjiēduàn
new level
现阶段
xiànjiēduàn
at the present stage
阶段性
jiēduànxìng
in stages
阶级式
jiējíshì
hierarchical

Alternate Entries

阶
jiē
rank or step / stairs

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
744
Word Frequency Rank
2,958 of 84,292