urgent; pressing; rapid; hurried; worried; to make (sb) anxious

Radical: 心 HSK 2 v, ad, a pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

急 decomposes into the following components:

Semantic component: ; phonetic component: .

Words containing 急

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 急.

便急
biàn jí
内急
nèi jí
加急
jiā jí
to become more urgent
劲急
jìng jí
strong and swift
危急
wēi jí
critical
发急
fā jí
to fret
告急
gào jí
to be in a state of emergency
喉急
hóu jí
anxious
尿急
niào jí
应急
yìng jí
emergency
心急
xīn jí
hurried
急事
jí shì

Related characters (radical 心)

Characters that share the radical .

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