紧(jǐn)

HSK 310 strokesTrad. 緊

tight

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Character information

Pinyin
jǐn
Meaning
tight; strict; close at hand; near; urgent; tense; hard up; short of money; to tighten
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
緊

Origin & structure

Where 紧 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱⿰？又糸

In this compound, the meaning comes from 糸 (silk).

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

又yòu糸mì

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

Traditional form 緊: thread

How to write 紧 step by step

10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 紧

Common words using 紧 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

jǐn紧zhāng张
HSK 3

nervous

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jǐn紧jí急
HSK 3

urgent

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bù不yào要jǐn紧
HSK 4

unimportant

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zhuā抓jǐn紧
HSK 4

to keep a firm grip on

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jǐn紧mì密
HSK 4

inseparably close

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jǐn紧jǐn紧
HSK 5

closely

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jiā加jǐn紧
HSK 7-9

to intensify; to speed up; to step up

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wú无guān关jǐn紧yào要
HSK 7-9

indifferent

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From 紧’s common words

张急不要抓密加无

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