Memory phrase for the character: 紧

紧

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Meaning tight, strict, near, short (of money)

Pronunciation

jǐn

Explanation

Top: knife 刀, again 又 (image of a hand), bottom: thread, string 糸

Mnemonic
 
If you need a knife in your hand (to get free) from the threads, they are tight and strict.

Radicals

又 again, handOther radicals with a hand are: 攴寸廾爫手扌彐右及尹君聿隶兼殳
糸 threadIt has in its upper part the radical "short thread" 幺.
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 Vocabulary

要紧 yào jǐn  important; urgent
紧凑 jǐn còu  compact; terse; tight (schedule)
紧盯 jǐn dīng  to gaze; to stare fixedly
紧迫盯人 jǐn pò dīng rén  to keep a close eye on sb (idiom)
赶紧 gǎn jǐn  hurriedly; without delay
抓紧 zhuā jǐn  to grasp firmly; to pay special attention to; to rush in; to make the most of
紧紧 jǐn jǐn  closely; tightly
紧紧 jǐn jǐn  closely; tightly
紧急 jǐn jí  urgent; emergency
紧密 jǐn mì  inseparably close
紧张 jǐn zhāng  nervous; keyed up; intense; tense; strained; in short supply; scarce
紧张 jǐn zhāng  

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