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U+6025, 急
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6025

[U+6024]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+6026]

Translingual

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Han character

(Kangxi radical 61, +5, 9 strokes, cangjie input 弓一心 (NMP) or 弓尸心 (NSP), four-corner 27337, composition )

Derived characters

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 381, character 21
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 10475
  • Dae Jaweon: page 710, character 6
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2281, character 8
  • Unihan data for U+6025
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Chinese

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Glyph origin

More information Historical forms of the character 急, Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) ...

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *krɯb): phonetic (OC *ɡrɯb) + semantic (heart).

Etymology

Etymology not clear. Not a variant of (OC *kɯɡ, “urgent”) (Schuessler, 2007). Old Burmese ခုပ် (hkup, swift, quick, urgent) bears a resemblance to the Old Chinese lemma.

Pronunciation



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Definitions

  1. rapid; quick
       bìng   acute illness
    水流   shuǐliú hěn    the current is rapid
  2. urgent; pressing; critical
       shì   urgent matter
  3. urgency; emergency
    當務之当务之   dāngwùzhī   pressing matter of the moment
  4. to hurry; to hasten
    唔使 [Cantonese]   m4 sai2 gap1. [Jyutping]   There's no need to rush/hurry.
    返屋企 [Cantonese]   gap1 zyu6 faan1 uk1 kei2 [Jyutping]   hurrying to get home
    1. (specifically) to need to use the toilet urgently
      尿 [Cantonese]   gap1 niu6 [Jyutping]   to need to urinate
      [Cantonese]   ngo5 hou2 gap1 aa3! [Jyutping]   I really need to go to the washroom!
  5. to be eager to help
    公好義公好义   gōnghàoyì   (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  6. irascible; hot-tempered
    性子   xìngzǐ   impatient; impetuous
  7. to get angry; to take offense; to be ruffled
  8. to be anxious; to worry; to be worried

Synonyms

  • (rapid):
  • (urgent):
  • (to get angry):
  • (to be anxious):

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of rapid): (huǎn)

Compounds

References

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