汲汲

Chinese

draw water from well draw water from well
simp. and trad.
(汲汲)

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1
Initial () (28)
Final () (142)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () Chongniu III
Fanqie
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kˠiɪp̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/kᵚip̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/kiep̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kjip̚/
Li
Rong
/kjəp̚/
Wang
Li
/kĭĕp̚/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ki̯əp̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
ji
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1
No. 5660
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
1
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*krɯb/

Adjective

汲汲

  1. (ideophonic, literary) eager (for); intent (on); hurried
  2. (ideophonic, literary) anxious; uneasy; worried
  3. (ideophonic, literary) deferential; cautious
  4. (ideophonic, literary) Alternative form of 岌岌 (jíjí, “perilous; unstable”).
  5. (ideophonic, literary) devious; treacherous

Derived terms

  • 孜孜汲汲
  • 孳孳汲汲
  • 汲汲孜孜
  • 汲汲忙忙
  • 汲汲搖搖汲汲摇摇
  • 汲汲波波
  • 汲汲營營汲汲营营
  • 汲汲皇皇
  • 汲汲遑遑
  • 汲汲顧影汲汲顾影
  • 波波汲汲
  • 熬熬汲汲
  • 皇皇汲汲

Verb

汲汲

  1. (literary) to strive one's hardest to seek

Derived terms

  • 不汲汲於富貴不汲汲于富贵
  • 汲汲於富貴汲汲于富贵
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