即

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See also: 卽 and 既
即 U+5373, 即
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5373
← 卲
[U+5372] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 却 →
[U+5374]
U2f82f.svg
即 U+2F82F, 即
CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-2F82F
← 博
[U+2F82E] 		CJK Compatibility Ideographs Supplement 卽 →
[U+2F830]

Translingual[edit]

Stroke order
7 strokes

Han character[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

  • 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

Chinese[edit]

simp. and trad.
 即
alternative forms 卽
皍

Glyph origin[edit]

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
即-oracle.svg 即-bronze.svg 即-seal.svg 即-bigseal.svg
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): 皀 (“ancient round-mouthed food vessel”) + 卩 (“to kneel”) – to come near to eat; to approach.

Pronunciation[edit]

Note:
  • chit - vernacular;
  • chek/chiak - literary.
Note:
  • ziag4 - Shantou;
  • ziêg4 - Chaozhou.
  • Wu
    • Rime
    Character 即
    Reading # 1/1
    Initial (聲) 精 (13)
    Final (韻) 職 (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
    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[edit]

    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)
    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[edit]

    Sino-Xenic (即):
    • → Japanese: 即(そく) (soku)
    • → Korean: 즉 (卽, jeuk)
    • → Vietnamese: tức (即)

    Compounds[edit]

    Derived terms from 即

    References[edit]

    Japanese[edit]

    Shinjitai

    		即

    Kyūjitai

    		卽

    Kanji[edit]

    即

    (common “Jōyō” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 卽)

    Readings[edit]

    Compounds[edit]

    Compounds

    Etymology[edit]

    Kanji in this term
    即
    そく
    Grade: S
    on’yomi
    Alternative spelling
    卽 (kyūjitai)

    Pronunciation[edit]

    Adverb[edit]

    即(そく) • (soku) 

    1. immediately

    Prefix[edit]

    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[edit]

    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

    Korean[edit]

    Hanja[edit]

    即 (eumhun 곧 즉 (got jeuk))

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

    Vietnamese[edit]

    Han character[edit]

    即: Hán Nôm readings: tức

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