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jí · promptly, quickly, immediately

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HSK 3.0 · Level 7-9Frequency #1528
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Complete decomposition unavailableThe shape 卩 is indexed inside 即, but it is not the whole character.
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Shape and proportion

7Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

卩Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 即

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jíWords pronounced jí
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Example sentences

Notice where 即 sits in each complete thought.

Jí shǐ tā ài wǒ, wǒ yě bú ài tā.即使她愛我，我也不愛她。

I don't love her, not even if she loves me.

Source: Tatoeba #803860 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè sōu chuán jí jiāng dào dá tā de mùdì dì这艘船即将到达她的目的地

The ship was on the point of arriving at her destination.

Source: Tatoeba #13370296 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jí biàn shì xiǎo háizi yě néng zuò dào ne.即便是小孩子也能做到呢。

Even a child can do it.

Source: Tatoeba #10271714 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jí shǐ yǒu bǐ nǐ piàoliang de, yě bú huì tài duō.即使有比你漂亮的，也不会太多。

If there even are people more beautiful than you, there won't be many of them.

Source: Tatoeba #759697 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bù néng lí kāi jiā, jí shǐ shì yí huìer.我不能离开家，即使是一会儿。

I can't leave home, even if only for a while.

Source: Tatoeba #343947 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jí shǐ yǒu rén bǐ nǐ piàoliang, yě bú huì tài duō.即使有人比你漂亮，也不会太多。

If there even are people more beautiful than you, there won't be many of them.

Source: Tatoeba #746434 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 即 in context

  1. Say jí, then recall the core meaning: promptly, quickly, immediately.
  2. Write all 7 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 即使 (jí shǐ), meaning “even if”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 即 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.