赶

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:

走 干

Semantic component: 走; phonetic component: 干.

Words containing 赶

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 赶.

赶上
gǎn shàng
to keep up with
赶出
gǎn chū
to drive away
赶到
gǎn dào
to hurry (to some place)
赶工
gǎn gōng
赶往
gǎn wǎng
to hurry to (somewhere)
赶忙
gǎn máng
to hurry
赶快
gǎn kuài
at once
赶早
gǎn zǎo
as soon as possible
赶来
gǎn lái
to rush over
赶海
gǎn hǎi
赶紧
gǎn jǐn
hurriedly
赶羊
gǎn yáng

Related characters (radical 走)

Characters that share the radical 走.

走 赳 赴 赵 起 赸 趁 趄 超 越 趋 趑 趔 趕 趙 趟 趣 趦 趨 趯 趱

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