即
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
7 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,182 U+5373
How 即 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A hungry person卩 kneeling over food 皀; compare 既
components: 卩
? unknown part
How to remember it
immediately · Heisig RSH #1146
silver + stamp
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 即 as their sound component
These characters all use 即 (jí) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 即 sound component | jí | promptly, quickly, immediately |
| 唧 | jī | the chirping of insects |
| 鲫 | jì | crucian carp; Carassius auratus |
Words containing 即
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 可望而不可即 | kě wàng ér bù kě jí | variant of 可望而不可及[ke3 wang4 er2 bu4 ke3 ji2] |
| 不即不离 | bù jí bù lí | to be neither too familiar nor too distant; to keep sb at arm's length |
| 非黑即白 | fēi hēi jí bái | black-or-white (e.g. good or bad, with no middle ground) |
| 平台即服务 | píng tái jí fú wù | (computing) platform as a service (PaaS) |
| 所见即所得 | suǒ jiàn jí suǒ dé | What you see is what you get (WYSIWYG) |
| 即兴之作 | jí xìng zhī zuò | improvisation |
| 即时制 | jí shí zhì | real-time (gaming) |
| 呼之即来 | hū zhī jí lái | to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant; always at sb's beck and call |
| 一拍即合 | yī pāi jí hé | lit. to be together from the first beat (idiom); to hit it off; to click together; to chim… |
| 当断即断 | dāng duàn jí duàn | not to delay making a decision when a decision is needed |
| 即期品 | jí qī pǐn | product approaching its expiry date (Tw) |
| 一触即发 | yī chù jí fā | could happen at any moment; on the verge |
| 即时消息 | jí shí xiāo xi | instant message |
| 呼之即来，挥之即去 | hū zhī jí lái , huī zhī jí qù | to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant; always at sb's beck and call |
| 即时即地 | jí shí jí dì | moment-to-moment |
| 软件即服务 | ruǎn jiàn jí fú wù | software as a service (SaaS) |
| 即日 | jí rì | this or that very day; in the next few days |
| 即将来临 | jí jiāng lái lín | imminent |
| 即时 | jí shí | immediate |
| 即可 | jí kě | equivalent to 就可以; can then (do sth); can immediately (do sth); (do sth) and that will suf… |