HSK 3 · Strengths & Weaknesses

紧

jǐn

tight

Stroke order of 紧

紧 is written with 10 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

Silk 糸 pulled under a retainer 臤: threads drawn tight.

Parts: 臤 + 糸 silk

Example sentence

把门关紧。

Shut the door tight.

Words with 紧

赶紧hurriedly; quickly 紧张nervous; tense 紧急urgent; emergency

More words: Strengths & Weaknesses

长处strong point 短处weakness 优势advantage 强strong 强大powerful; strong 强烈strong; intense 结实sturdy; strong 破broken; to break 旧old; used 乱messy; at random 静quiet; calm 直straight; directly 齐neat; even; all present 整齐neat; tidy

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