紧

jǐn

tight

strict; close at hand; near; urgent; tense; hard up; short of money; to tighten

grasping hand (又) + silk thread (糸) = pulled tight

A hand gripping silk thread pulls it taut — the tighter the grip, the less slack remains. 糸 grounds the image in something that can be stretched or cinched.

又+糸→紧
又The right handSemantic
糸Silk threadSemantic

这双鞋有点紧,穿着不舒服。

zhè shuāng xié yǒu diǎn jǐn,chuān zhe bù shū fu。

This pair of shoes is a bit tight and uncomfortable to wear.

最近工作很多,时间很紧,我没有空休息。

zuì jìn gōng zuò hěn duō,shí jiān hěn jǐn,wǒ méi yǒu kòng xiū xi。

There has been a lot of work lately, time is very tight, and I have no time to rest.

Words with 紧

紧迫

jǐn pò

pressing

紧俏

jǐn qiào

(merchandise) in high demand

紧邻

jǐn lín

to be right next to

紧随其后

jǐn suí qí hòu

to follow closely behind sb or sth (idiom)

紧接着

jǐn jiē zhe

immediately afterwards

紧张状态

jǐn zhāng zhuàng tài

tense situation

不要紧

bù yào jǐn

unimportant

要紧

yào jǐn

important

通货紧缩

tōng huò jǐn suō

deflation

过度紧张

guò dù jǐn zhāng

hypertension

过紧日子

guò jǐn rì zi

to tighten one's belt; to live frugally

关紧

guān jǐn

to close firmly

More characters with 又

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