jié = ji + e2
variant of 劫[jie2]
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jié = ji + e2
variant of 劫[jie2]
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jié = ji + e2
variant of 劫[jie2]
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jié = ji + e2
to rob / to plunder / to seize by force / to coerce / calamity / abbr. for kalpa 劫波[jie2 bo1]
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How to pronounce 劫

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= ji initial

Ji is for Joan of Arc.

By Matthias • updated 6 months ago
+ e2 final

In the elevator’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

劫 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= li + Ø4
power / force / strength / ability / strenuously
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= qu + Ø4
to go / to go to (a place) / (of a time etc) last / just passed / to send / to remove / to get rid of / to reduce / to be apart from in space or time / to die (euphemism) / to play (a part) / (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth / (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) / (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
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Characters with 劫 as component

jié = ji + e2
see 石蜐[shi2 jie2]
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Words with 劫

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to rob / looting
to kidnap / to hijack / to abduct / to hold under duress
bandit / robber

Sentences with 劫

劫 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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