jié

hero; heroic, outstanding

HSK 6 #1129

DEFINITIONS

  • hero
  • heroic, outstanding
  • hero
  • heroic
  • outstanding person
  • prominent
  • distinguished
  • variant of 傑|杰[jie2]

STROKES

WORDS

明・富兰克林 běn jié míng ・ fù lán kè lín Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), American writer, scientist, inventor, politician and diplomat
李連 lǐ lián jié Li Lianjie or Jet Li (1963-), martial arts sportsman, subsequently film star and director
梅德韦夫 méi dé wéi jié fū Medvedyev (name); Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev (1965-), Russian lawyer and politician, president of Russian Federation from 2008
狄仁 dí rén jié Di Renjie (607-700), Tang dynasty politician, prime minister under Wu Zetian, subsequently hero of legends; master sleuth Judge Dee, aka Chinese Sherlock Holmes, in novel Three murder cases solved by Judge Dee 狄公案[Di2 gong1 an4] translated by Dutch sinologist R.H. van Gulik 高羅珮|高罗佩[Gao1 Luo2 pei4]
夫 nà jié fū Najaf (city in Iraq, a Shia holy city)
纳 suǒ jié nà Sojourner (Martian land rover)
斯特 mò jié sī tè Modest (name); Modeste (name)
识时务者为俊 shí shí wù zhě wèi jùn jié Only an outstanding talent can recognize current trends (idiom). A wise man submits to circumstances.
迈克尔・克逊 mài kè ěr ・ jié kè xùn Michael Jackson (1958-2009), American musician and entertainer
开膛手克 kāi táng shǒu jié kè Jack the Ripper
sà jié a given name, likely referring to a person named Sajjad in this context