急 jí
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- Made of
- 刍 to mow, to cut grass 心 heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
急
jí
anxious; in a hurry
Character
Example phrases
- 别急，慢慢来。 Bié jí, mànmàn lái. Do not hurry, take your time.
- 他很急。 Tā hěn jí. He is in a big hurry.
- 我急着回家。 Wǒ jí zhe huí jiā. I am hurrying home.