即 (jí)

namely; immediate; even if

How 即 is written

Strokes
7
Radical
丨 — line
Traditional
即
Simplified
即 (unchanged)

Components

  • 丨 line
  • 彐 pig snout
  • 乚 second
  • 丶 dot
  • 卩 seal

Common words using 即

即使 jíshǐ
even if; even though
立即 lìjí
immediately
即便 jíbiàn
even if; even though; right away
即刻 jíkè
immediately; instant; instantly
即將 jíjiāng
on the eve of; to be about to; to be on the verge of
即日 jírì
this or that very day; in the next few days
一觸即潰 yīchùjíkuì
to collapse on the first encounter; to give way at once
一觸即發 yīchùjífā
could happen at any moment; on the verge
不即不離 bùjíbùlí
be neither too familiar nor too distant; keep sb at arm's length
即令 jílìng
even if; even though
即位 jíwèi
to succeed to the throne; accession
即可 jíkě
that will do

即 in a sentence

即使下雨,我也要去。

Jíshǐ xià yǔ, wǒ yě yào qù.

“Even if it rains, I still want to go.”

How common is 即?

即 is the 293rd most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 64.1% of all running text.

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