• 560th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 42 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jǐn (jin3)tight • strict • close at hand • near • urgent • tense • hard up • short of money • to tighten

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
📚Save to a study list and track your progressSign up to create custom character lists, mark characters as learned, and build your knowledge step by step.

Example Words

High Frequency

 ()
紧张 (緊張)
赶紧 (趕緊)

Medium Frequency

抓紧 (抓緊)
收紧 (收緊)
紧密 (緊密)
紧急 (緊急)
紧握 (緊握)
紧凑 (緊湊)
紧紧 (緊緊)
紧绷 (緊繃)
紧要 (緊要)
紧迫 (緊迫)
要紧 (要緊)
Learn in contextNew · From the creator of HanziCraftReadCraft generates unique graded stories tailored to your level - practice characters in context.

#Back to top
  • 26th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.42% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 77 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yāo (yao1)to demand • to request • to coerce
2. yào (yao4)important • vital • to want • will • going to (as future auxiliary) • may • must • (used in a comparison) must be • probably

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for yāo (yao1)The component is pronounced as '' (ya2). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for yào (yao4)The component is pronounced as '' (ya2). It has the same pinyin initial.
📚Save to a study list and track your progressSign up to create custom character lists, mark characters as learned, and build your knowledge step by step.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

主要 
只要 
必要 
想要 
要是 
要求 
要么 (要麼)
重要 
需要 
Learn in contextNew · From the creator of HanziCraftReadCraft generates unique graded stories tailored to your level - practice characters in context.
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.