趕

See also: 赶
趕 U+8D95, 趕
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8D95
← 趔
[U+8D94]
CJK Unified Ideographs 趖 →
[U+8D96]

Translingual

Han character

趕 (Kangxi radical 156, 走+7, 14 strokes, cangjie input 土人日一十 (GOAMJ), four-corner 46804, composition ⿺走旱)

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1217, character 28
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 37149
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1686, character 17
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3488, character 2
  • Unihan data for U+8D95

Chinese

trad. 趕
simp. 赶*
alternative forms 赶

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *kaːnʔ) : semantic 走 + phonetic 旱 (OC *ɡaːnʔ).

Pronunciation


Note:
  • kán - literary;
  • kóaⁿ - vernacular.

Definitions

趕

  1. to overtake; to catch up with
    趕上/赶上  ―  gǎnshàng  ―  to keep up with
    追趕/追赶  ―  zhuīgǎn  ―  to pursue, to catch up with
    我們會趕在他們前面一些。 [MSC, trad.]
    我们会赶在他们前面一些。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒmen huì gǎn zài tāmen qiánmiàn yīxiē. [Pinyin]
    We will be that much ahead of them.
    年輕人喜歡趕潮流。 [MSC, trad.]
    年轻人喜欢赶潮流。 [MSC, simp.]
    Niánqīngrén xǐhuān gǎn cháoliú. [Pinyin]
    Young people are keen on following the trend.
  2. to hurry; to rush
    趕赴/赶赴  ―  gǎnfù  ―  to hurry, to rush
    趕來/赶来  ―  gǎnlái  ―  to rush over
    我並不趕時間。/我并不赶时间。  ―  Wǒ bìngbù gǎn shíjiān.  ―  I'm not in a hurry.
    天黑了,學生們趕著回家。 [MSC, trad.]
    天黑了,学生们赶着回家。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tiānhēi le, xuéshēng men gǎnzhe huíjiā. [Pinyin]
    It was getting dark, so the students rushed home.
  3. to try to catch (a bus, train, etc)
    我們要趕快去趕公共汽車。 [MSC, trad.]
    我们要赶快去赶公共汽车。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒmen yào gǎnkuài qù gǎn gōnggòngqìchē. [Pinyin]
    We'll hurry and catch a bus.
  4. to drive (animal, vehicle)
    別忘了6點前把羊趕進羊圈。 [MSC, trad.]
    别忘了6点前把羊赶进羊圈。 [MSC, simp.]
    Bié wàng le 6 diǎn qián bǎ yáng gǎn jìn yáng juàn. [Pinyin]
    Don't forget to drive the sheep in before 6 o'clock.
  5. to drive someone away; to chase away
    趕跑/赶跑  ―  gǎnpǎo  ―  to drive away, to repel
  6. to avail oneself of (an opportunity); happen to
  7. (colloquial) until; till
    咱們的婚事趕春節再辦吧。 [MSC, trad.]
    咱们的婚事赶春节再办吧。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zánmen de hūnshì gǎn chūnjié zài bàn ba. [Pinyin]
    Let's put off our wedding till the Spring Festival.
  8. (colloquial) rushed; hurried

Compounds

Japanese

Kanji

趕

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

  • On (unclassified): かん (kan)
  • Kun: おう (ō)

Vietnamese

Han character

趕: Hán Nôm readings: cản, kiển

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