Chinese symbol for “closely”
紧紧
jǐn jǐn
Traditional: 緊緊
closely; tightly
The closest CC-CEDICT match for closely is 紧紧 (jǐn jǐn), defined as: closely; tightly.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “closely”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 密切 | mì qiè | close; intimate; to strengthen (ties, cooperation etc) |
| 严严实实 (嚴嚴實實) | yán yán shí shí | (sealed) tightly; (wrapped) closely |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 紧紧.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 紧张 (緊張) | jǐn zhāng | nervous; keyed up |
| 紧急 (緊急) | jǐn jí | urgent; emergency |
| 赶紧 (趕緊) | gǎn jǐn | hurriedly; without delay |
| 紧密 (緊密) | jǐn mì | inseparably close |
| 抓紧 (抓緊) | zhuā jǐn | to keep a firm grip on; to pay close attention to |
See also: Japanese symbol for “closely”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.