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赶

Traditional: 趕

gǎn

HSK 3.0 · 3

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gǎn · gon2 (Jyutping)

  1. to overtake; to catch up with
  2. to hurry; to rush
  3. to try to catch (the bus etc)
  4. to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away
  5. to avail oneself of (an opportunity)
  6. until; by (a certain time)

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

赶

Meaning
pursue, follow; expel, drive away
Radical
走
Strokes
10
Components
⿺走干
Cangjie
GOMJ
Four-corner
4280.4

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