紧 jǐn
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 糸 — silk
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
紧急
jǐnjí
urgent
Characters in this word
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
Example phrases
- 情况紧急。 Qíngkuàng jǐnjí. The situation is urgent.
- 紧急电话来了。 Jǐnjí diànhuà lái le. An urgent call came in.
- 这是紧急事。 Zhè shì jǐnjí shì. This is an urgent matter.