Chinese Character 紧 Meanings and components.

Form

紧

Meaning

紧 meaning[3] in English

Tight.

Strict.

Close At Hand.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 紧 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are variant of 收[shou1] (収) , and fine silk (糸)

Its radical[1] is: 糸 (mi4) which means: Fine Silk, Kangxi Radical 120, .糸mi4fine silk

In cangjie it is written with LEVIF

How to write 紧

To write紧jin3tight you should write a combination of 収shou1variant of … , 糸mi4fine silk arranged in a 吕 shape:

収 + 糸 = 紧

紧 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 紧 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 紧, looks as follow:

紧
Pinyin:jin3 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Tight . Strict . Close At Hand . Near . Urgent . Tense . Hard Up . Short Of Money . To Tighten
収
Pinyin:shou1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Variant Of 收[Shou1]
丩
Pinyin:jiu1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Archaic Variant Of 糾|纠[Jiu1]
丨
Pinyin:gun3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 2)
又
Pinyin:you4
Meaning[3]: (Once) Again . Also . Both... And... . And Yet . (Used For Emphasis) Anyway
糸
Pinyin:mi4
Meaning[3]: Fine Silk . Kangxi Radical 120
幺
Pinyin:yao1
Meaning[3]: Surname Yao
小
Pinyin:xiao3
Meaning[3]: Small . Tiny . Few . Young

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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