即 meaning and pronunciation

Simplified/traditional character

即 English definition

  • namely
  • that is
  • i.e.
  • prompt
  • at once
  • at present
  • even if
  • prompted (by the occasion)
  • to approach
  • to come into contact
  • to assume (office)
  • to draw near

HSK levels


Characters with the same pronunciation

  • : 𦈢
  • : urgent;
  • : 棥
  • : archaic variant of 亼[ji2];
  • : unreal;
  • : difficult to pronounce;
  • : and; to reach; up to; in time for;
  • : lucky; giga- (meaning billion or 10^9);
  • : hate;
  • : jealousy; to be jealous of;
  • : lofty peak; perilous;
  • : ridge; crest; apex;
  • : place name;
  • : urgent; pressing; rapid; hurried; worried; to make (sb) anxious;
  • : to restrain oneself; to collect; to hoard; to store up; to cease;
  • : extremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost; top;
  • : thorns;
  • : oar (archaic);
  • : to put to death;
  • : to draw (water);
  • : friendly; harmonious;
  • : many;
  • : sickness; disease; hate; envy; swift;
  • : barren; lean;
  • : trunks (for books);
  • : book or record; registry; roll; place of one's family or ancestral records; membership;
  • : level; grade; rank; step (of stairs); CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier: step, level;
  • : plow;
  • : Bletilla hyacinthina (mucilaginous); Acronym for the Chinese Elder tree 菫草;
  • : urgent;
  • : Tribulus terrestris;
  • : Houttuynia cordata;
  • : to insult; to walk all over (sb);
  • : a centipede;
  • : coat collar;
  • : to step; walk reverently;
  • : walk with short steps;
  • : to gather up; to collect; to edit; to compile;
  • : germanium (old);
  • : to gather; to collect; collected works; classifier for sections of a TV series etc: episode;
  • : pied wagtail;

Sentences examples with 即

  • 即使遇到了困难也不要放弃。
    Jíshǐ yù dàole kùnnán yě bùyào fàngqì.

Words containing 即, by HSK level