紧 (jǐn)
tight; strict; close at hand; near; urgent; tense; hard up; short of m
- HSK 3.1 level 3
- 10 strokes
Etymology
Simplified form of 緊. Phonosemantic compound. 臤 represents the sound, while 糸 represents the meaning.
Components
- 臤 (sound, simplified)
- 糸 (meaning) — Depicts a thread being tightened.