急(jí)

HSK 29 strokes

urgent

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Character information

Pinyin
jí
Meaning
urgent; pressing; rapid; hurried; worried; to make (sb) anxious
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 急 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱刍心

In this compound, the meaning comes from 心 (heart); 刍 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

刍chú心xīn

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 急 step by step

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

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Words with 急

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

wēi危jí急
HSK 7-9

critical

Open 危急 page →
xīn心jí急rú如fén焚
HSK 7-9

(idiom) burning with anxiety; extremely anxious or impatient

Open 心急如焚 page →
jí急jù剧
HSK 7-9

rapid; sudden

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biàn便jí急

to need the toilet; urinary or defecatory urgency

Open 便急 page →
nèi内jí急

to need to answer the call of nature

Open 内急 page →
jiā加jí急

to expedite; (of a delivery etc) expedited; express; urgent

Open 加急 page →
bù不jí急zhī之wù务

(idiom) a matter of no great urgency

Open 不急之务 page →
gān干zháo着jí急

to worry helplessly

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Related characters

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万且业为主举久乐

From 急’s common words

危心如焚剧便内加

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