Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "赶", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "赶", and master the standard way of writing the character "赶".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 赶
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "赶" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
to catch up / to overtake / to hurry / to rush / to drive away
赶 gǎn
1. 追,尽早或及时到达: catch up with, arrive early or on time
例: ~超 (catch up), ~集 (gather quickly), ~先进 (catch up with advanced)
2. 从速,快做: rush for, act quickly
例: ~快 (hurry), ~路 (hurry to the journey), ~任务 (hurry to finish tasks)
3. 驱逐,驱使: drive away, expel
例: ~羊 (drive away sheep), 驱~ (drive away)
4. 等到(某个时候): till, until
例: ~明儿 (wait until tomorrow)
5. 遇到(某种情形或机会): meet with, encounter
例: 正~上 (just in time for)
【本义】: 兽类翘起尾巴奔跑。《说文》: “举尾走也。”(The original meaning: Animals run with their tails raised; "to run with a raised tail.")
【造字法】: 形声。从走,旱声.(Character formation: a phonetic compound, meaning "to run" and "to hurry.")
6. 追赶,从后面追上: catch up with
引: 1 《管子·君臣》: “心道进退而刑道滔赶。” (The heart moves forward and back while the punishment follows closely.)
2 《周书·谥法》: “思虑果敢曰赶。” (Thinking and daring is called 'gǎn.')
7. 急赴: rush for
例: 如: 赶火车 (hurry for a train), 赶路 (hurry on the road), 赶考 (rush to the examination)
8. 驱逐: drive away
引: 1 南唐·刘崇远《金华子》: “厨人馈食于堂,手中盘馔,皆被群禽搏撮,莫可驱赶。” (The kitchen staff feeds in the hall, but are unable to drive away the birds.)
例: 赶苍蝇 (drive away flies), 赶羊 (drive sheep)
9. 辗压。通“擀”: roll
例: 赶面打 (roll the dough)
10. 从速; 加快: hurry through
例: 赶任务 (hurry to finish tasks), 赶即 (hurry up), 赶速 (hurry through)
11. 碰上(某种情况): meet with
例: 正赶上他去省里开会 (just happened to meet him going to the provincial meeting)
12. 驾御: drive
例: 赶马车 (drive a horse cart)
13. 等到(某个时候): till, until
例: 赶年 (wait until New Year), 赶晚 (wait until evening)
14. 趁,把握时间: just in time
例: 正赶在风暴来临之前到达 (arrived just before the storm hit)
15. 按,按照: according to
例: 应该赶自己所最能接近、最能知道的东西写 (should write based on what one knows best)
(*引自繁体辞典解释)
动动物翘著尾巴跑。《说文解字·走部》: “赶,举尾走也。” (Animals run with their tails raised; "to run with a raised tail.")
马奔驰。《集韻·平聲·仙韻》: “赶,马走。” (The horse runs.)