及

jí
#198 most
frequent character
and
conjunction

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

及 shows a hand grabbing a person, so it first meant 'to reach'. The meaning grew to 'to arrive' and 'to mention a topic'. From there came 'and'.

Drawn as: hand grabbing person

及 as a component in other characters

meaning1 character
汲
sound9 characters
极级吸圾汲笈岌芨趿

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Example Sentences

我喜欢猫及狗。
wǒ xǐhuān māo jí gǒu 。
I like both cats and dogs.
他与她及朋友们一起去旅行。
tā yǔ tā jí péngyǒu mén yīqǐqù lǚxíng 。
He is traveling together with her and friends.
这本书及那本书都很有意思。
zhè běn shū jí nàběnshū dūhěn yǒuyìsī 。
Both this book and that book are very interesting.

Grammar Points

HSK 6
Expressing "as well as" with "yiji"

Homophones

HSK 3
极jí
extremely, pole (geography, physics)
级jí
level, rank, grade, degree, step
急jí
fast, anxious, urgent, annoyed
集jí
gather, collect, collection
即jí
that is, namely
吉jí
lucky, giga- (meaning billion or 10^9)

Words Starting With 及

及时jí shí
in time; promptly; without delay; timely
及格jí gé
to pass a test
及早jí zǎo
at the earliest possible time; as soon as possible

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