gǎn

to overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc); to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away; to avail oneself of (an opportunity); until; by (a certain time)

Radical: 走 HSK 3 v pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

赶 decomposes into the following components:

Semantic component: ; phonetic component: .

Words containing 赶

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 赶.

赶上
gǎn shàng
赶出
gǎn chū
赶到
gǎn dào
赶工
gǎn gōng
赶往
gǎn wǎng
赶忙
gǎn máng
赶快
gǎn kuài
赶早
gǎn zǎo
赶来
gǎn lái
赶海
gǎn hǎi
赶紧
gǎn jǐn
赶羊
gǎn yáng

Related characters (radical 走)

Characters that share the radical .

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