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Chinese symbol for “hurriedly”

赶紧
gǎn jǐn
Traditional: 趕緊
hurriedly; without delay

The closest CC-CEDICT match for hurriedly is 赶紧 (gǎn jǐn), defined as: hurriedly; without delay.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

赶 gǎn
to pursue, to overtake; to hurry; to expel
radical 156 ⾛ · 10 strokes
紧 jǐn
tense, tight, taut; firm, secure
radical 120 ⽷ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “hurriedly”

WordPinyinMeaning
匆匆cōng cōnghurriedly
急急忙忙jí jí máng mánghurriedly
忙mángbusy; hurriedly
忙不迭máng bù diéhurriedly; in haste
仓促 (倉促)cāng cùall of a sudden; hurriedly

Related words

Other words that share a character with 赶紧.

WordPinyinMeaning
赶快 (趕快)gǎn kuàiquickly; at once
赶到 (趕到)gǎn dàoto hurry (to some place)
赶上 (趕上)gǎn shàngto keep up with; to catch up with
赶走 (趕走)gǎn zǒuto drive out; to turn back
赶来 (趕來)gǎn láito rush over
紧张 (緊張)jǐn zhāngnervous; keyed up
紧急 (緊急)jǐn jíurgent; emergency
紧密 (緊密)jǐn mìinseparably close

See also: Japanese symbol for “hurriedly”.

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.