WHOLE CHARACTER
急
anxious; worried; impatient (焦燥); urgent; pressing (迫切，要紧); hasty; fast; rapid (匆促，迅速)
急 is the heart in a hurry: 着急 'worried', 急诊 'emergency care', and 急忙 'hurriedly'.
ZDIC: 会意，从心、从刍 — the heart under the 刍 piece.
Character Familiestop / bottom
急
anxious; worried; impatient (焦燥); urgent; pressing (迫切，要紧); hasty; fast; rapid (匆促，迅速)
急 is the heart in a hurry: 着急 'worried', 急诊 'emergency care', and 急忙 'hurriedly'.
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WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
top / bottom
ZDIC: 会意，从心、从刍 — the heart under the 刍 piece.
TOP: THE 刍 PIECE NAMED BY ZDIC; THE MODERN TOP KEEPS THE ⺈-OVER-彐 SHAPE
刍
hay; fodder; to cut grass (archaic 芻)
An archaic graph (chú); where its shape appears as a top piece, that page states the written role.
In 急: top: the 刍 piece named by ZDIC; the modern top keeps the ⺈-over-彐 shape Shown as the written top; not taught as the standalone word 刍.
BOTTOM: THE HEART — THE SEAT OF THE ANXIOUS FEELING
心
heart; mind
Mind/feeling clue.
In 急: bottom: the heart — the seat of the anxious feeling Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
Tone 2
- anxious; worried; impatient (焦燥)
- urgent; pressing (迫切，要紧)
- hasty; fast; rapid (匆促，迅速)
- 着急to worry; anxious
- 急诊emergency (medical) care
- 急忙hurriedly; in a hurry
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