紧 (jǐn) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning & Stroke Order
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 紧 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.
Stroke Order & Practice
Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.
HSK 4 Words Containing 紧
赶紧
hurriedly; quickly
快下雨了，赶紧回家吧。
Kuài xià yǔ le, gǎnjǐn huí jiā ba.
It's about to rain, hurry home.
紧张
nervous; tense; tight
考试前她非常紧张。
Kǎoshì qián tā fēicháng jǐnzhāng.
She was very nervous before the exam.
Tasks Featuring 紧 / 相关任务
Words containing 紧 appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:
About the character 紧
紧 (jǐn) means tight; urgent; nervous. It is one of the 150 characters HSK 4 expects you to write from memory. Practice the stroke order until it feels automatic — most learners need 5–10 successful traces before a character "sticks".