WHOLE CHARACTER
级
rank; grade; level (等次); grade at school (年级); (measure word) step (台阶)
级 ranks things in levels: 年级 'grade at school', 升级 'level up', and 高级 'top-class'.
ZDIC: 形声，从纟、及声.
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级
rank; grade; level (等次); grade at school (年级); (measure word) step (台阶)
级 ranks things in levels: 年级 'grade at school', 升级 'level up', and 高级 'top-class'.
GF0025–2021 character list · 二级One character pageAll readings and linked senses stay together.
WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
left / right
ZDIC: 形声，从纟、及声.
MEANING: THE SILK RADICAL — THREADS IN GRADUATED STRANDS
纟
silk (from 糸)
The left-side silk form; not a standalone page.
In 级: meaning: the silk radical — threads in graduated strands Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
SOUND: 及 (JÍ)
及
to reach; and
A standalone character (jí, to reach); when a character keeps it as a piece, the sound role is stated on that character's page.
In 级: sound: 及 (jí) jí matches 及 exactly in initial, final, and tone.
Tone 2
- rank; grade; level (等次)
- grade at school (年级)
- (measure word) step (台阶)
- 年级grade; school year
- 升级to move up a grade; to upgrade
- 高级high-grade; senior
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