紧

緊

jǐn

HSK 3freq #1601

Meanings

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jǐn

1.tight
2.strict
3.close at hand
4.near
5.urgent
6.tense
7.hard up
8.short of money
9.to tighten

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Wiktionary

1.Used after a verb or adjective to indicate partial attainment of an amount/degree.

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Etymology

Simplified from 緊 (臤 → 𰀡).

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Stroke order

Components

紧㇑㇑又糸

Components from cjk-decomp · MIT

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Related words

紧张 nervous 赶紧 hurriedly 紧急 urgent 抓紧 to keep a firm grip on 紧紧 closely 紧密 inseparably close 要紧 important 紧迫 pressing 加紧 to intensify 紧凑 compact 紧缩 (economics) to reduce 紧缺 in short supply