杰

jié
#1,127 most
frequent character
variant of 傑|杰[jie2]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

杰 is made of 木 (tree) and 灬 (fire), both as meaning parts. Its first use was as a person's name. The 'very talented person' sense was borrowed for its sound, then grew to 'outstanding' and 'hero.'

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Same Characters, Different Readings

杰jié
(bound form) hero, heroic

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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