Chinese symbol for “tight”
紧
jǐn
Traditional: 緊
tight; strict; close at hand; near
The closest CC-CEDICT match for tight is 紧 (jǐn), defined as: tight; strict; close at hand; near; urgent; tense.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “tight”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 严 (嚴) | yán | tight (closely sealed); stern |
| 严密 (嚴密) | yán mì | tight; strict; closely controlled; rigorous and thorough |
| 严格 (嚴格) | yán gé | strict; stringent; tight; rigorous |
| 严实 (嚴實) | yán shi | (sealed) tight; close |
| 紧实 (緊實) | jǐn shí | tight; firm |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 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 |
| 紧紧 (緊緊) | jǐn jǐn | closely; tightly |
See also: Japanese symbol for “tight”.
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.