跻 (jī): to ascend; to climb

Meanings

1 to ascend; to climb
2 to rise to (a rank or level)

Characters

跻

jī

to ascend; to rise to

Examples

这家公司已跻身世界一流企业之列。

Zhèjiā gōngsī yǐ jī shēn shìjiè yīliú qǐyè zhīliè.

This company has risen into the ranks of the world's leading firms.

经过多年努力，他跻于领导之位。

Jīngguò duōnián nǔlì, tā jī yú lǐngdǎo zhī wèi.

Through years of effort he rose to a position of leadership.

Tips

usage

Literary. By far the most common modern use is 跻身 (to rise into the ranks of), as in joining an elite group. The bare verb 'to climb' survives mostly in classical quotations.

Components

radical

足 zú

foot

The foot radical, directly supplying the meaning: feet doing the work of climbing and stepping upward.

phonetic

齐 qí

even; together

Gives the sound. Read 齐 on its own, it shifted to jī here and contributes only the phonetic cue.

Stroke Order

跻 jī

Related Words

跻身 jīshēn #22,299

to rise into the ranks of / to be among (the best) / to join (a group or level)

级别 jíbié HSK 7-9 #5,089

level / rank / grade

晋级 jìnjí #3,058

to advance (to the next level) / to be promoted / to move up in rank

级 jí HSK 2 #2,431

level; grade; rank

登 dēng HSK 4 #1,959

to climb; to ascend; to mount / to publish; to record; to register

高层 gāocéng HSK 6 #6,071

high-level; upper-level / senior management; top leadership / upper floors (of a building)

上 shàng HSK 1 #45

up; upper; above / previous; last; first / to climb; to go up; to ascend / to attend (class, work) / directional or resultative complement (on, onto, up)

基层 jīcéng HSK 7-9 #28,908

grassroots level; primary level / local-level (organization, government)

等级 děngjí HSK 5 #7,506

grade; rank; level / hierarchy; class (social)

街头 jiētóu HSK 6 #3,755

street corner; street (as a scene/setting) / on the street; street-level