(kuāng) - urgent & hurried

Tone 1

kuāng | 8 strokes | radical: 力

· kuāng

urgent;

hurried;

flurried;

to assist;

to help

urgenthurriedflurried

Usage highlights

flurried and hurriedto assist urgentlyurgent rescuehurried supportflustered appearance

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Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He looked flurried (劻勷).
  • They hurried to assist (劻助).
  • The situation requires urgent help (需要劻救).

Collocations

  • flurried and hurried(劻勷)
  • to assist urgently(劻助)
  • urgent rescue(劻救)
  • hurried support(劻扶)
  • flustered appearance(劻遽)

Idioms

  • Flurried and hurried(劻勷不安)
  • To assist in times of urgency(劻时济急)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Often used in classical Chinese to describe a state of haste or urgency.
  • The character combines 匡 (to rectify, assist) and 力 (strength), implying using strength to assist or rectify urgently.

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