紧 jǐn
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 糸 — silk
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
紧张
jǐnzhāng
nervous; tense
Characters in this word
张 zhāng
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 弓 — bow
- Made of
- 弓 bow 长 long, lasting
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 我很紧张。 Wǒ hěn jǐnzhāng. I am very nervous.
- 别太紧张。 Bié tài jǐnzhāng. Do not be too nervous.
- 她有点紧张。 Tā yǒudiǎn jǐnzhāng. She is a little nervous.