即
See also: 卽 and 既
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Translingual
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Han character
即 (Kangxi radical 26, 卩+5, 7 strokes, cangjie input 日戈尸中 (AISL), four-corner 77720, composition ⿲⿰𠄌彐丶卩)
Derived characters
- 節, 揤
References
- KangXi: page 159, character 18
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 2855
- Dae Jaweon: page 364, character 7
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 314, character 2
- Unihan data for U+5373
- Unihan data for U+2F82F
Chinese
simp. and trad. | 即 | |
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alternative forms | 卽 皍 |
Glyph origin
Historical forms of the character 即 | |||
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Shang | Western Zhou | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
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Characters in the same phonetic series (即) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
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卪 | *ʔsiːɡ |
癤 | *ʔsiːɡ |
幯 | *ʔsiːɡ |
節 | *ʔsiːɡ |
蝍 | *ʔsiːɡ, *ʔsiɡ, *ʔsɯɡ |
蠞 | *ziːɡ |
堲 | *ʔsiɡ, *ʔsɯɡ, *zɯɡ |
唧 | *ʔsiɡ, *ʔsɯɡ |
楖 | *ʔsiɡ, *ʔsriɡ, *ʔsɯɡ |
揤 | *ziɡ, *ʔsɯɡ |
櫛 | *ʔsriɡ |
瀄 | *ʔsriɡ |
擳 | *ʔsriɡ |
即 | *ʔsɯɡ |
鯽 | *ʔsɯɡ, *ʔseɡ |
Ideogrammic compound (會意/会意) : 皀 (“ancient round-mouthed food vessel”) + 卩 (“to kneel”) – to come near to eat; to approach.
Pronunciation
Definitions
即
- (obsolete) to come near to eat
- to approach; to come near; to be near
- 若即若離/若即若离 ― ruòjíruòlí ― (please add an English translation of this example)
- 虎將即禽,禽不知虎之即己也,而相鬥兩罷,而歸其死於虎。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Zhanguo Ce, circa 5th – 3rd centuries BCE
- Hǔ jiāng jí qín, qín bùzhī hǔ zhī jí jǐ yě, ér xiàng dòu liǎng bà, ér guī qí sǐ yú hǔ. [Pinyin]
- A tiger is about to approach [two] beasts. The beasts are not aware that the tiger is approaching themselves, and instead fought among themselves such that they both became exhausted. In the end they would both die in the hands of the tiger.
虎将即禽,禽不知虎之即己也,而相斗两罢,而归其死于虎。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- to ascend; to go up; to assume office
- 即位 ― jíwèi ― to ascend to the throne
- prompted by the occasion
- 即興/即兴 ― jíxìng ― to improvise; to extemporise
- (literary) if; assuming that
- (literary) even if; even though
- namely; that is; to be the same as; i.e.
- 天竺即今天的印度。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]
- Tiānzhú jí jīntiān de Yìndù. [Pinyin]
- Tianzhu is the same as today's India.
- promptly; quickly; immediately; at once
- 一觸即潰/一触即溃 ― yīchùjíkuì ― to collapse on the first encounter
- 如遇緊急情況請即報警。 [MSC, trad.]
- Rú yù jǐnjí qíngkuàng qǐng jí bàojǐng. [Pinyin]
- In an emergency situation, please call the police immediately.
如遇紧急情况请即报警。 [MSC, simp.]
- now; at present
- 在即 ― zàijí ― to be imminent
- a surname
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (即):
- → Japanese: 即 (soku)
- → Korean: 즉(卽) (jeuk)
- → Vietnamese: tức (即)
Compounds
Derived terms from 即
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References
- “即”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學/香港中文大学 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
Japanese
Shinjitai | 即 |
Kyūjitai | 卽 |
Kanji
即
(common “Jōyō” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 卽)
Readings
- Go-on: そく (soku, Jōyō)
- Kan-on: しょく (shoku)
- Kun: つく (tsuku, 即く); すなわち (sunawachi, 即ち); もし (moshi)
Compounds
Compounds
- 即時 (sokuji)
- 即発 (sokuhatsu): immediate explosion
- 即興 (sokkyō)
- 即刻 (sokkoku)
- 当意即妙 (tōisokumyō)
Etymology
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即 |
そく Grade: S |
on’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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卽 (kyūjitai) |
Pronunciation
- On’yomi: Goon
- (Tokyo) そく [sóꜜkù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
- IPA(key): [so̞kɯ̟ᵝ]
Adverb
即 • (soku)
- immediately
Prefix
即 • (soku-)
- (informal) immediate; instant
- 即売り切れ
- soku-urikire
- selling out instantly
- 即負け
- soku-make
- instant loss
- 即売り切れ
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
Korean
Hanja
即 (eumhun 곧 즉 (got jeuk))
- Alternative form of 卽 (“immediately; in other words”)
Vietnamese
Han character
即: Hán Nôm readings: tức
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