劫

jié

“To rob” in Chinese is 劫 (jié).

Other characters with the syllable jie: see all 22 →

Meaning

to rob
to plunder
to seize by force

Show 4 more meanings

to coerce
calamity
abbr. for kalpa 劫波[jie2 bo1]
variant of 劫[jie2]

Example

世界舆论强烈谴责武装劫持民航客机的行径。

From 劫持 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Words containing 劫

浩劫hàojiécalamityHSK 7-9 劫持jiéchíto kidnapHSK 7-9 抢劫qiǎngjiéto robHSK 7-9

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