Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

hero; heroic

Chinese: 英雄、英勇、雄壮。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “jie” becomes a different word in each tone. 杰 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 杰出jié chūoutstanding; distinguished; remarkable; prominent
  • 人杰rén jiéoutstanding talent; wise and able person; illustrious individual
  • 杰作jié zuòmasterpiece
  • 女杰nǚ jiéwoman of distinction; a woman to be admired or respected
  • 怪杰guài jiémonstre sacré (i.e. artist famous for being deliberately preposterous)

Example Sentence

他是一位杰出的科学家。Tā shì yí wèi jié chū de kē xué jiā.He is an outstanding scientist.

heshìisonewèiposition杰出jié chūoutstandingdeof科学家kē xué jiāscientist