即

即

See also: 卽 and 既

即 U+5373, 即 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5373 ← 卲 [U+5372] CJK Unified Ideographs 却 → [U+5374]

即 U+2F82F, 即 CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-2F82F ← 博 [U+2F82E] CJK Compatibility Ideographs Supplement 卽 → [U+2F830]

Translingual

Stroke order

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

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Chinese

simp. and trad.		即
alternative forms		卽 皍

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 即
Shang	Western Zhou	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Oracle bone script	Bronze inscriptions	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Characters in the same phonetic series (即) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
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

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): jí, jì (ji², ji⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ, ㄐㄧˋ

  (Chengdu, SP): ji²

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zik¹
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): chit

  (Meixian, Guangdong): jid⁵

• Min Bei (KCR): cĭ
• Min Dong (BUC): cék
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): chit / chek / chiak

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ziag⁴ / ziêg⁴

• Wu (Wiktionary): jiq (T4)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jí
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jí
    • Wade–Giles: chi²
    • Yale: jí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyi
    • Palladius: цзи (czi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵/
      
  • (nonstandard or dialectal)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jì
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jì
    • Wade–Giles: chi⁴
    • Yale: jì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jih
    • Palladius: цзи (czi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: ji²
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: gi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi²¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zik¹
    • Yale: jīk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzik⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: jig¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪk̚⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chit
    • Hakka Romanization System: jid`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: jid⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡ɕit̚²/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: jid⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡ɕit̚¹/
• Min Bei
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: cĭ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡si²⁴/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: cék
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɛiʔ²⁴/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chit
    • Tâi-lô: tsit
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cid
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕit̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕit̚⁵/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chek
    • Tâi-lô: tsik
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zeg
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung, Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiɪk̚³²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiak
    • Tâi-lô: tsiak
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciag
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiak̚⁵/

Note:

• chit - vernacular;
• chek/chiak - literary.

• • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ziag⁴ / ziêg⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsiak / tsiek
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siak̚²/, /t͡siek̚²/

Note:

• ziag4 - Shantou;
• ziêg4 - Chaozhou.

• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: jiq (T4)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɪʔ⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: /t͡sɨk̚/

Rime
Character	即
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	精 (13)
Final (韻)	蒸 (134)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	子力切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡sɨk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡sɨk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡siek̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡sik̚/
Li Rong	/t͡siək̚/
Wang Li	/t͡sĭək̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡si̯ək̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	ji
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zik1

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*[ts]ik/

  (Zhengzhang): /*ʔsɯɡ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	即	即
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	jí	jí
Middle Chinese	‹ tsik ›	‹ tsik ›
Old Chinese	/*[ts]ik/	/*[ts]ik/
English	go to	thereupon
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	即
Reading #	1/1
No.	5725
Phonetic component	即
Rime group	職
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	即
Old Chinese	/*ʔsɯɡ/
Notes	甲文象即食卪非聲

Definitions

即

1. (obsolete) to come near to eat
2. 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.]
     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.]

     From: Zhanguo Ce, circa 5^th – 3^rd 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.

3. to ascend; to go up; to assume office

   即位  ―  jíwèi  ―  to ascend to the throne

4. prompted by the occasion

   即興／即兴  ―  jíxìng  ―  to improvise; to extemporise

5. (literary) if; assuming that
6. (literary) even if; even though
7. 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.

8. 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.]
   如遇紧急情况请即报警。 [MSC, simp.]

   Rú yù jǐnjí qíngkuàng qǐng jí bàojǐng. [Pinyin]

   In an emergency situation, please call the police immediately.

9. now; at present

   在即  ―  zàijí  ―  to be imminent

10. a surname

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (即):

• → Japanese: 即(そく) (soku)
• → Korean: 즉(卽) (jeuk)
• → Vietnamese: tức (即)

Compounds

Derived terms from 即

一拍即合 (yīpāijíhé) 不即 俯拾即是 刻即 即且 即世 (jíshì) 即事 (jíshì) 即事即理 即今 (jíjīn) 即代 即令 (jílìng) 即位 (jíwèi) 即使 (jíshǐ) 即便 (jíbiàn) 即刑 即刻 (jíkè) 即即 即即世世 即即足足 即可 (jíkě) 即吉 即命 即墨 (Jímò) 即墨侯 即墨牛 即夜 (jíyè) 即安 即席 (jíxí) 即席演奏 即序 即心即佛 即心是佛 即忙 即戎 即或 即拜 即政 即日 (jírì) 即早 (jízǎo) 即是 (jíshì) 即景

即景生情 即此 即死 (jísǐ) 即溜 即用 即留 即目 即真 即祚 即禽 即立 即色宗 即色空 即行 即路 即身成佛 即速 (jísù) 即阼 在即 (zàijí) 旋即 (xuánjí) 是即 是即是 然即 登即 (dēngjí) 目即 相即相入 相次即世 瞬即 空即是色 (kōng jí shì sè) 立即 (lìjí) 著即 足律即留 跟即 迅即 (xùnjí) 速即 遂即 遽即 除服即吉 麾之即去 一觸即潰／一触即溃 (yīchùjíkuì)

一觸即發／一触即发 (yīchùjífā) 不即不離／不即不离 (bùjíbùlí) 不死即傷／不死即伤 事寬即圓／事宽即圆 即事窮理／即事穷理 即事詩／即事诗 即位登龍／即位登龙 即墨之戰／即墨之战 即將／即将 (jíjiāng) 即小見大／即小见大 即敘／即叙 即早兒／即早儿 即時／即时 (jíshí) 即時作業／即时作业 即時新聞／即时新闻 (jíshí xīnwén) 即景會心／即景会心 即期匯票／即期汇票 即溫聽厲／即温听厉 即漸／即渐 即炤／即照 即物窮理／即物穷理 即興／即兴 (jíxìng) 即興表演／即兴表演 即裡漸裡／即里渐里 即鹿無虞／即鹿无虞 捨近即遠／舍近即远 搖筆即來／摇笔即来 棄同即異／弃同即异 當即／当即 (dāngjí) 目即成誦／目即成诵 稍縱即逝／稍纵即逝 (shāozòngjíshì) 若即若離／若即若离 (ruòjíruòlí) 若離若即／若离若即 賡即／赓即 (gēngjí) 趕即／赶即 還即／还即 隨即／随即 (suíjí) 隨插即用／随插即用 離即／离即 非死即傷／非死即伤 (fēisǐjíshāng)

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–

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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(そく)時(じ) (sokuji)
• 即(そく)発(はつ) (sokuhatsu): immediate explosion
• 即(そっ)興(きょう) (sokkyō)
• 即(そっ)刻(こく) (sokkoku)
• 当(とう)意(い)即(そく)妙(みょう) (tōisokumyō)

Etymology

Kanji in this term
即
そく Grade: S
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
卽 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Goon
• (Tokyo) そ​く [sóꜜkù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [so̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Adverb

即(そく) • (soku) 

1. immediately

Prefix

即(そく) • (soku-) 

1. (informal) immediate; instant

   即(そく)売(う)り切(き)れ

   soku-urikire

   selling out instantly

   即(そく)負(ま)け

   soku-make

   instant loss

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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Korean

Hanja

即 (eumhun 곧 즉 (got jeuk))

1. Alternative form of 卽 (“immediately; in other words”)

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Vietnamese

Han character

即: Hán Nôm readings: tức

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