亟 jí
: urgent
亟 qì
: repeatedly; frequently
Kun Reading
none applicable
速やか | すみやか sumiyaka
na-adjective
: speedy; prompt; smooth
On Reading
じょう jou
Usage:
亟待 ji2dai4: also 急待 ji2dai4 – to need urgently; to need doing without delay
亟待開發 [亟待开发] ji2dai4 kai1fa1: urgently to await development
亟待消除 ji2dai4 xiao1chu2: to need urgently to eliminate
亟需 ji2xu1: urgently to await
Etymology:
会意 Associative Compound.
Man 人 (ren2: men) struggling with
mouth 口 (kou3: mouth) and
hand 又 (you3: and, also)
between two 二 (er4: two) extremes.
会意 Associative Compound.
Man 人 (ren2: men) struggling with
mouth 口 (kou3: mouth) and
hand 又 (you3: and, also)
between two 二 (er4: two) extremes.
亟 ji2 combines meanings. The 二 er4 is “heaven and earth, between which men (人 ren2) [now the twisty vertical stroke) toil and moil, planning with their mouths (口 kou3) and scrabbling with their hands (又 you3), hurrying to catch heaven’s times and season and earth’s opportunities so as to get the work done.”
Examples:
none applicable
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
