The character 赶 — “hurry”: how to write it and what it means
hurry; catch up
The Chinese character 赶 is read gǎn and means “hurry; catch up”. Below: the stroke order step by step, what the character is made of and the words it appears in.
Stroke order: how to write 赶
赶 has 10 strokes. At each step the new stroke is highlighted — write them in the same order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical, a frame before what is inside it, and the bottom stroke of the frame last.
To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for 赶, with strokes to trace and empty squares.
What 赶 is made of
On the left, 走 “walk”; on the right, 干 gān hints at the sound.
The parts of a character hint at its meaning or its reading — more in the article “Chinese character radicals”.
Words with 赶
- 赶上catch up, make it in timeHSK 4
- 赶紧hurry up, quicklyHSK 4
- 赶快quickly, hurryHSK 4
- 赶忙hastily, hurriedlyHSK 6
Frequently asked questions
How do you write the character 赶?
赶 has 10 strokes. They follow the usual rules: top to bottom, left to right, horizontal before vertical, outside before inside. The order of each stroke is shown on this page.
What does 赶 mean?
赶 means “hurry; catch up”. It appears in 赶上 (“catch up”), 赶紧 (“hurry up”), 赶快 (“quickly”), 赶忙 (“hastily”).
How do you pronounce 赶?
赶 is read gǎn. The tone is part of the reading: with another melody it becomes another syllable.
How many strokes does 赶 have?
10 strokes.
More characters on the page “Chinese characters with meanings” and in the list of HSK characters by level; whole words are in the dictionary.
Write 赶 yourself
In the lessons you write characters stroke by stroke with a finger or a mouse, and the course checks the order. You can start for free, no sign-up needed.
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