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Character #615 · The First 1000

jǐn

紧 (緊) jǐn meaning: tight

tight; strict; close at hand; near; urgent; tense

Strokes
1014
TraditionalSimplified
緊 紧
Poster cell
AA22
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • jǐnzhāng nervous
  • gǎnjǐn hurriedly
  • jǐnjí urgent
  • jǐnmì inseparably close
  • zhuājǐn to keep a firm grip on
  • jǐnjǐn closely
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 紧緊

Write 紧緊 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, jǐn, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell AA22 · 28 × 36 grid

紧緊 is #615 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 紧 mean in English?
紧 (jǐn) means "tight": tight; strict; close at hand; near; urgent; tense.
How do you pronounce 紧?
紧 is pronounced jǐn in pinyin, with the third (dipping) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄐㄧㄣˇ.
How many strokes does 紧 have?
The simplified form, 紧, has 10 strokes. The traditional form, 緊, has 14.
What is the traditional form of 紧?
The traditional form of 紧 is 緊. 紧 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 緊 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 紧?
Common words that use 紧 include 紧张 (jǐnzhāng, nervous), 赶紧 (gǎnjǐn, hurriedly), 紧急 (jǐnjí, urgent), 紧密 (jǐnmì, inseparably close).
How common is 紧?
紧 is number 615 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell AA22 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.