TLS - 漢學文典

Taxonomy of meanings for 緊:　　

緊 jǐn (OC: kinʔ MC: kin) 居忍切上廣韻：【紉急也居忍切四】
- result: tight, tighten>
  TIGHT
  - extension>
    NEAR
  - figurative>
    INTENSELY
    - specifically of thought>
      CONCENTRATE
    - with attention to detail>
      DILIGENT
    - needed>
      URGENT
      - abstract>IMPORTANT
        
        in impact>STRONG
        
        in resilience>SOLID
      - feature of what is needed>QUICK

Additional information about 緊

說文解字: 【緊】，纏絲急也。从臤、从絲省。〔小徐本「絲」上無「从」。〕【糾忍切】

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Development supported by the sin-aps research group at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen Nürnberg, with financial support from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.

Hosted by Princeton University, Department of East Asian Studies, in cooperation with Ruhr University Bochum, Center for the Study of Traditional Chinese Cultures .

Support from Heidelberg University - Cluster of Excellence - Asia and Europe in a Global Context and IKOS - University of Oslo gratefully acknowledged.

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