絿 (qiú) - urgent & hasty

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qiú ｜ 13 strokes ｜ radical:

情仁

絿 · qiú

urgent;

hasty;

impatient;

also means to seek or demand

urgenthastyimpatient

Usage highlights

urgent speechimpatient heartdemanding pressurehasty actionurgent demandimpatient waiting

Synonyms

  • 急— urgent, hurried
  • 迫— pressing, urgent
  • 切— eager, urgent

Antonyms

  • 緩— slow, leisurely
  • 從容— calm, unhurried

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He spoke with urgent haste (言辭絿絿).
  • She was impatient to get the results (心情絿切).
  • They demanded an immediate response (要求絿迫).

Collocations

  • urgent speech(言辭絿絿)
  • impatient heart(心情絿切)
  • demanding pressure(要求絿迫)
  • hasty action(行動絿急)
  • urgent demand(需求絿迫)
  • impatient waiting(等待絿切)

Idioms

  • Words spoken in urgent haste(言辭絿絿)
  • Heart filled with impatient anxiety(心情絿切)
  • Actions taken with demanding pressure(行動絿迫)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Appears in classical Chinese texts describing urgent or demanding situations.
  • Often used in literary contexts to convey a sense of impatience or pressing need.
  • The character combines the silk radical with the phonetic component 求, suggesting seeking with urgency.

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