杰

傑

jié

木 + 灬

Definitions

jié (adjective) outstanding; distinguished; excellent

jié (noun) hero; outstanding person

Etymology

Depicts a tree (木) and fire (灬). Simplified form of 傑.

About

杰 (jié), meaning an outstanding person or hero, is the simplified form of 傑. It combines 木 (tree) and 灬 (fire). The traditional 傑 is a phono-semantic compound: the person radical 亻 on the left, and 桀 (jié) on the right, which provides the sound and depicts a person lifted high on a tree. The simplification replaced this structure with a simpler pairing of tree and fire.

Etymology Hide

Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

杰喜欢音乐。

Jié xǐhuān yīnyuè.

Jie likes music.

他工作很杰出。

Tā gōngzuò hěn jiéchū.

His work is outstanding.

这幅画是杰作。

Zhè fú huà shì jiézuò.

This painting is a masterpiece.

杰出科学家获奖了。

Jiéchū kēxuéjiā huòjiǎng le.

Outstanding scientists won awards.

他在艺术领域有杰出贡献。

Tā zài yìshù lǐngyù yǒu jiéchū gòngxiàn.

He has outstanding contributions in the field of art.

这位杰出工程师的设计改变了世界。

Zhè wèi jiéchū gōngchéngshī de shèjì gǎibiàn le shìjiè.

This outstanding engineer's design changed the world.

尽管困难重重，他仍取得了杰出成就。

Jǐnguǎn kùnnán chóngchóng, tā réng qǔdé le jiéchū chéngjiù.

Despite numerous difficulties, he still achieved outstanding accomplishments.

在国际比赛中，她的杰出表现赢得了所有人的赞赏。

Zài guójì bǐsài zhōng, tā de jiéchū biǎoxiàn yíngdé le suǒyǒu rén de zànshǎng.

In the international competition, her outstanding performance won everyone's admiration.

Related Characters

Component: 木

Component: 灬

杰