捷

jié
#1,787 most
frequent character
victory, triumph, quick, nimble

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

扌 hand is a picture part; 疌 jié is both picture and sound. The first sense was 'quick' or 'agile,' which grew to 'victory' and 'triumph.'

Drawn as: hand

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Same Characters, Different Readings

捷jié
quick, nimble, variant of 捷[jie2]
捷Jie2
Czech, Czech Republic

Homophones

HSK 5
节jié
festival, holiday, node, joint
截jié
. to cut, measure word for length
劫jié
to rob, to plunder
结jié
to knot

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