紧张 (jǐn zhāng)
nervous; keyed up; intense; tense; strained; in short supply; scarce;
Character breakdown
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紧 (jǐn) · 10 strokes
Simplified form of 緊. Phonosemantic compound. 臤 represents the sound, while 糸 represents the meaning.
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张 (Zhāng) · 7 strokes
Simplified form of 張. Phonosemantic compound. 弓 represents the meaning and 長 represents the sound.