急 — urgent; pressing; rapid
urgent; pressing; rapid; hurried; worried; to make anxious
- Pinyin
- jí
- Strokes
- 9
- HSK level
- HSK 3
- Handwriting
- required
How to write 急: 9 strokes
Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. This character is on the HSK handwriting list, so the exam expects you to write it, not only recognise it.
Words with 急 in the HSK syllabus: 22
Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.
- 急jíurgent; pressing; rapid; hurried; worriedHSK 3
- 着急zháojíto worry; to feel anxiousHSK 3
- 急忙jímánghastilyHSK 5
- 急需jíxūto urgently need; urgent needHSK 5
- 急诊jízhěnto give or receive urgent medical treatmentHSK 5
- 紧急jǐnjíurgent; emergencyHSK 5
- 急救jíjiùto give emergency treatment; first aidHSK 6
- 急切jíqièeager; impatientHSK 6
- 当务之急dāngwùzhījítop priority job; a matter of the greatest urgencyHSK 7–9
- 急促jícùurgent; hurried and brief; rushingHSK 7–9
- 急功近利jígōng-jìnlìseeking instant benefit; shortsighted vision, looking only for fast returnHSK 7–9
- 急剧jíjùrapid; suddenHSK 7–9
- 急迫jípòurgent; pressing; imperativeHSK 7–9
- 急性jíxìngacuteHSK 7–9
- 急于jíyúeager to; in a hurry toHSK 7–9
- 急于求成jíyú-qiúchénganxious for quick results; to demand instant successHSK 7–9
- 急躁jízàoirritable; irascible; impetuousHSK 7–9
- 急中生智jízhōng-shēngzhìquick witted in an emergencyHSK 7–9
- 焦急jiāojíanxiety; anxiousHSK 7–9
- 危急wēijícritical; desperateHSK 7–9
- 心急如焚xīnjí-rúfénburning with anxiety; extremely anxious or impatientHSK 7–9
- 应急yìngjíto respond to an emergency; to meet a contingencyHSK 7–9
Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.