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
劲急
jìng jí
危急
wēi jí
发急
fā jí
告急
gào jí
喉急
hóu jí
尿急
niào jí
应急
yìng jí
心急
xīn jí
急事
jí shì

Related characters (radical 心)

Characters that share the radical .

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