趁
to avail oneself of; to take advantage of
12 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,754 U+8D81
How 趁 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
走 (semantic, “walk”) + 㐱 (phonetic)
How to remember it
take advantage of · Heisig RSH #2707
cocktail + 走 walk
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 㐱
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 㐱 (—) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 㐱 sound component | — | bushy, black hair; variant of 鬒 |
| 诊 | zhěn | to diagnose; to examine a patient |
| 疹 | zhěn | rash, measles; fever |
| 轸 | zhěn | a cross board at rear of a carriage |
| 殄 | tiǎn | to end; to exterminate |
| 畛 | zhěn | border, boundary; raised path |
| 胗 | zhēn | measles, pustules, rash |
Words containing 趁
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 打铁趁热 | dǎ tiě chèn rè | see 趁熱打鐵|趁热打铁[chen4 re4 da3 tie3] |
| 趁热打铁 | chèn rè dǎ tiě | to strike while the iron is hot |
| 趁人之危 | chèn rén zhī wēi | to take advantage of sb's difficulties (idiom) |
| 趁火打劫 | chèn huǒ dǎ jié | (lit.) to loot a burning house (idiom); (fig.) to take advantage of sb's misfortune |
| 趁早儿 | chèn zǎo r | erhua variant of 趁早[chen4 zao3] |
| 趁心 | chèn xīn | variant of 稱心|称心[chen4 xin1] |
| 趁机 | chèn jī | to seize an opportunity |
| 趁手 | chèn shǒu | conveniently; without extra trouble; convenient; handy |
| 趁热 | chèn rè | while it's still hot |
| 趁钱 | chèn qián | variant of 稱錢|称钱[chen4 qian2] |
| 趁便 | chèn biàn | to take the opportunity; in passing |
| 趁势 | chèn shì | to take advantage of a favorable situation; to seize an opportunity |
| 趁早 | chèn zǎo | as soon as possible; at the first opportunity; the sooner the better; before it's too late |
| 趁愿 | chèn yuàn | variant of 稱願|称愿[chen4 yuan4] |