趕

See also: 赶

Translingual

Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲): semantic 走 + phonetic 旱

Han character

趕 (radical 156 走+7, 14 strokes, cangjie input 土人日一十 (GOAMJ), four-corner 4680₄)

1. pursue, follow
2. expel, drive away

References

• KangXi: page 1217, character 28
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 37149
• Dae Jaweon: page 1686, character 17
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 5, page 3488, character 2
• Unihan data for U+8D95

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Chinese

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trad.		趕
simp.		赶

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gǎn (gan³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gon²
• Hakka (Pha̍k-fa-sṳ): kón
• Min Nan (POJ): kóaⁿ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: gǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄢˇ
    • Wade-Giles: kan³
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaan
    • IPA ^(key): /ka̠n²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gon²
    • Yale: gón
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gon²
    • IPA ^(key): /kɔːn³⁵/
• Hakka
  • Romanisations:
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kón
    • IPA (Siyen, incl. Miaoli): /kon³¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kóaⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: kuánn
    • IPA (Taipei): /kuã⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kuã⁵³/

Noun

趕

1. to overtake, to catch up with
   • 趕上／赶上 ("to keep up with")
   • 追趕／追赶 ("to pursue, to catch up with")

   • 我們會趕在他們前面一些。 [MSC, trad.]

     我们会赶在他们前面一些。 [MSC, simp.]

     Wǒmen huì gǎn zài tāmen qiánmiàn yīxiē. [Pinyin]

     We will be that much ahead of them.

   • 年輕人喜歡趕潮流。 [MSC, trad.]

     年轻人喜欢赶潮流。 [MSC, simp.]

     Niánqīngrén xǐhuān gǎn cháoliú. [Pinyin]

     Young people are keen on following the trend.

2. to hurry, to rush
   • 趕赴／赶赴 ("to hurry, to rush")
   • 趕來／赶来 ("to rush over")

   • 我並不趕時間。 [MSC, trad.]

     我并不赶时间。 [MSC, simp.]

     Wǒ bìngbù gǎn shíjiān. [Pinyin]

     I'm not in a hurry.

   • 天黑了，學生們趕趕著回家。 [MSC, trad.]

     天黑了，学生们赶赶著回家。 [MSC, simp.]

     Tiānhēi le, xuéshēng men gǎnzhe huíjiā. [Pinyin]

     It was getting dark so the students rushed home.

3. to try to catch (bus,train etc)

   • 我們要趕快去趕公共汽車。 [MSC, trad.]

     我们要赶快去赶公共汽车。 [MSC, simp.]

     Wǒmen yào gǎnkuài qù gǎn gōnggòngqìchē. [Pinyin]

     We'll hurry and catch a bus.

4. to drive (animal, vehicule)

   • 別忘了6點前把羊趕進羊圈。 [MSC, trad.]

     别忘了6点前把羊赶进羊圈。 [MSC, simp.]

     Bié wàng le 6 diǎn qián bǎ yáng gǎn jìn yáng quān. [Pinyin]

     Don't forget to drive the sheep in before 6 o'clock.

5. to drive away
   • 趕跑／赶跑 ("to drive away, to repel")
6. to avail oneself of (an opportunity); happen to

Preposition

趕

1. until, till

   • 咱們的婚事趕春節再辦吧。 [MSC, trad.]

     咱们的婚事赶春节再办吧。 [MSC, simp.]

     Zánmen de hūnshì gǎn chūnjié zài bàn ba. [Pinyin]

     Let's put off our wedding till the Spring Festival.

References

• "Sentences with 赶", Tatoeba. URL accessed on 2014-03-20.
• "Jukuu" (in Mandarin/English), Jukuu. URL accessed on 2014-03-20.

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Japanese

Kanji

趕

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

• On: かん (kan)
• Kun: おう (ou)

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Vietnamese

Han character

趕 (cản)

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