趕

See also: 赶

Translingual

Han character

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

References

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

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Chinese

trad.		趕
simp.		赶*

Glyph origin

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

	Old Chinese
訐	*krads, *krads, *ked, *kad
肝	*kaːn
竿	*kaːn
干	*kaːn
奸	*kaːn
玕	*kaːn
汗	*kaːn, *ɡaːn, *ɡaːns
迀	*kaːn
忓	*kaːn, *ɡaːns
鳱	*kaːn
邗	*kaːn, *ɡaːn
秆	*kaːnʔ
矸	*kaːnʔ, *kaːns, *ɡaːns
仠	*kaːnʔ
皯	*kaːnʔ
衦	*kaːnʔ
簳	*kaːnʔ
擀	*kaːnʔ
旰	*kaːns
盰	*kaːns
幹	*kaːns
杆	*kaːns
骭	*kaːns, *ɡraːns
桿	*kaːnʔ
趕	*kaːnʔ
稈	*kaːnʔ
刊	*kʰaːn
靬	*kʰaːn, *kʰaːns, *kreːn, *kan
衎	*kʰaːnʔ, *kʰaːns
犴	*ŋaːn, *ŋaːns
豻	*ŋaːn, *ŋaːns, *ɦŋaːns, *ŋ̊ʰraːn
頇	*ŋaːns, *hŋaːn, *ŋaːd
岸	*ŋɡaːns
鼾	*qʰaːn, *ɢaːns
罕	*qʰaːnʔ, *qʰaːns
焊	*qʰaːnʔ, *ɡaːns
蔊	*qʰaːnʔ
虷	*ɡaːn
旱	*ɡaːnʔ
皔	*ɡaːnʔ
釬	*ɡaːns
扞	*ɡaːns
閈	*ɡaːns
馯	*ɡaːns, *kʰraːn
捍	*ɡaːns, *ɡraːnʔ
悍	*ɡaːns
銲	*ɡaːns
垾	*ɡaːns
駻	*ɡaːns
睅	*ɡʷranʔ
娨	*ɡraːns
飦	*kan
赶	*ɡan, *ɡʷad
軒	*qʰan
蓒	*qʰan
酐	*qʰaːŋʔ
澣	*ɡʷaːnʔ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kaːnʔ) : semantic 走 + phonetic 旱 (OC *ɡaːnʔ).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gǎn (gan³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gon²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kón
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kán / kóaⁿ

  (Teochew, Peng'im): guan²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gǎn
    • Wade–Giles: kan³
    • Yale: gǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaan
    • Palladius: гань (ganʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kän²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: gon²
    • Yale: gón
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gon²
    • Guangdong Romanization: gon²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːn³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kón
    • Hakka Romanization System: gon`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gon³
    • Sinological IPA: /kon³¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kán
    • Tâi-lô: kán
    • Phofsit Daibuun: karn
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kan⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kan⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kóaⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: kuánn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kvoar
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /kuã⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kuã⁴¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kuã⁵⁵⁴/

Note:

• kán - literary;
• kóaⁿ - vernacular.

• (Teochew)
  • Peng'im: guan²
  • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kuáⁿ
  • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kũã⁵²/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 趕

1. to overtake; to catch up with
   • 趕上／赶上  ―  gǎnshàng  ―  to keep up with
   • 追趕／追赶  ―  zhuīgǎn  ―  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  ―  gǎnfù  ―  to hurry, to rush
   • 趕來／赶来  ―  gǎnlái  ―  to rush over
   • 我並不趕時間。／我并不赶时间。  ―  Wǒ bìngbù gǎn shíjiān.  ―  I'm not in a hurry.

   • 天黑了，學生們趕著回家。 [MSC, trad.]
     天黑了，学生们赶着回家。 [MSC, simp.]

     Tiānhēi le, xuéshēng men gǎnzhe huíjiā. [Pinyin]

     It was getting dark, so the students rushed home.

3. to try to catch (a 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, vehicle)

   • 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 juàn. [Pinyin]

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

5. to drive someone away; to chase away
   • 趕跑／赶跑  ―  gǎnpǎo  ―  to drive away, to repel
6. to avail oneself of (an opportunity); happen to
7. (colloquial) 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.

8. (colloquial) rushed; hurried

Compounds

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

Kanji

趕

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

• On (unclassified): かん (kan)
• Kun: おう (ou)

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Vietnamese

Han character

(deprecated template usage) 趕 (cản)

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