階
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jiē · stairs, steps

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Shape and proportion

11Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 階

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Example sentences

Notice where 階 sits in each complete thought.

Tā de jūn jiē bǐ wǒ gāo yì jí.他的軍階比我高一級。

He is immediately above me in rank.

Source: Tatoeba #475207 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Gōng chéng de dìyī jiē duàn yǐ jīng wán chéng le.工程的第一階段已經完成了。

The first phase of construction has been completed.

Source: Tatoeba #688273 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Kōng jiàn kē xué huán zài qǐ bù jiē duàn.空間科學還在起步階段。

Space science is still in its infancy.

Source: Tatoeba #5581593 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè gè guó jiā lǐ bù tóng nián líng jiē jí de rén dōu jiǎn shǎo le duì bàng qiú de xīng qù.這個國家裡不同年齡階級的人都減少了對棒球的興趣。

Interest in baseball cuts across classes and ages in this country.

Source: Tatoeba #887773 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nín kě yǐ tiào guò rèn zhèng guò chéng de dì sān jiē duàn, zhí jiē jìn rù dì liù jiē duàn.您可以跳過認證過程的第三階段,直接進入第六階段。

You can skip stage three of the certification process and advance immediately to stage six.

Source: Tatoeba #13575525 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Mǎ lí nán yǐ xiāng xìn tāng mǔ cóng lái méi yǒu tīng guò 《 tōng wǎng tiān táng de jiē tī 》.瑪麗難以相信湯姆從來没有聽過《通往天堂的階梯》。

Mary couldn't believe that Tom had never listened to Stairway to Heaven.

Source: Tatoeba #12977933 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 階 in context

  1. Say jiē, then recall the core meaning: stairs, steps.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 階 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.