急

urgent; pressing; rapid; hurried; worried; to make (sb) anxious

9 strokes Dict coverage rank #620 U+6025

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

心 (semantic, “heart”) + 刍 (phonetic, chú)

components: 刍心

anxious · Heisig RSH #946

bound up + broom + 心 heart

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 刍

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 刍 (chú) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
刍 sound component	chú	to mow, to cut grass; hay, fodder
趋	qū	to hurry, to hasten; to approach, to be attracted to
皱	zhòu	wrinkles, creases, folds
雏	chú	chick, fledging; infant, toddler
邹	zōu	an ancient state; surname
诌	zhōu	to quip, to play with words, to talk nonsense
驺	zōu	mounted escort; groom
绉	zhòu	crepe, imitation silk; wrinkles, creases

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
人有三急	rén yǒu sān jí	(jocular) to need to answer the call of nature
急性子	jí xìng zi	impetuous person; excitable person
急性人	jí xìng rén	impetuous person; excitable person
情急之下	qíng jí zhī xià	in a moment of desperation
里急后重	lǐ jí hòu zhòng	(medicine) tenesmus
心急如火	xīn jí rú huǒ	see 心急如焚[xin1 ji2 ru2 fen2]
急人之难	jí rén zhī nàn	anxious to help others resolve difficulties (idiom)
亚急性	yà jí xìng	subacute
急公好义	jí gōng hào yì	public-spirited
急性病	jí xìng bìng	acute illness; fig. impetuous; impatient
场区应急	chǎng qū yìng jí	site area emergency (nuclear facility emergency classification)
不急之务	bù jí zhī wù	(idiom) a matter of no great urgency
急如星火	jí rú xīng huǒ	lit. as hurried as a shooting star (idiom); requiring immediate action; extremely urgent
场外应急	chǎng wài yìng jí	general emergency (or "off-site emergency") (nuclear facility emergency classification)
急行军	jí xíng jūn	rapid advance; forced march
急转直下	jí zhuǎn zhí xià	to develop rapidly after abrupt turn (idiom); dramatic change
急于星火	jí yú xīng huǒ	see 急如星火[ji2 ru2 xing1 huo3]
心急	xīn jí	anxious; impatient
急性	jí xìng	acute
性急	xìng jí	impatient