及

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and; to reach; up to; in time for

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HSK 3.0: Level 3
Old HSK: Level 4
Strokes: 3
Radical: 又 +2
Structure: Overlaid 叠加
Traditional: 及
Common rank: #831
Unicode: U+53CA

Sound it out + =

Formation & memory

Break the character into parts you already know.

How 及 is formed

Components 又 ? unknown part

How to remember it

catch up with · Heisig RSH #627

fist — as a component also called: outstretched hands

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 及

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
电机及电子学工程师联合会	Diàn jī jí Diàn zǐ xué Gōng chéng shī Lián hé huì	IEEE; Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
阿尔及利亚人	Ā ěr jí lì yà rén	Algerian
有过之而无不及	yǒu guò zhī ér wú bù jí	not to be inferior in any aspects (idiom); to surpass; to outdo; (derog.) to be even worse
安地卡及巴布达	Ān dì kǎ jí Bā bù dá	Antigua and Barbuda (Tw)
阿尔及利亚	Ā ěr jí lì yà	Algeria
风马牛不相及	fēng mǎ niú bù xiāng jí	to be completely unrelated to one another (idiom); irrelevant
不及物动词	bù jí wù dòng cí	intransitive verb
阿尔及尔	Ā ěr jí ěr	Algiers, capital of Algeria
经济社会及文化权利国际公约	jīng jì shè huì jí wén huà quán lì guó jì gōng yuē	International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)
言不及义	yán bù jí yì	to talk nonsense (idiom); frivolous talk
及时行乐	jí shí xíng lè	to enjoy the present (idiom); to live happily with no thought for the future; make merry w…
无人能及	wú rén néng jí	nobody can compete with; unmatched by anybody; without rival
及物动词	jí wù dòng cí	transitive verb
力所不及	lì suǒ bù jí	beyond one's power (to do sth)
可望而不可及	kě wàng ér bù kě jí	(idiom) in sight but beyond reach; unattainable; inaccessible
食物及药品管理局	shí wù jí yào pǐn guǎn lǐ jú	US Food and Drug Administration authority (FDA)
及时性	jí shí xìng	timeliness; promptness
来不及	lái bu jí	there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late
科学普及	kē xué pǔ jí	popularization of science
不及格	bù jí gé	to fail; to flunk

Sound family

These characters use 及 as their sound component — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
及 sound part	jí	to extend; to reach; and; in time
级	jí	level, rank; class, grade
极	jí	extreme, top; final, furthest, utmost; pole
吸	xī	to inhale, to suck in; to absorb; to attract
圾	jī	garbage, rubbish; shaking; danger
汲	jí	to draw water at a well; to imbibe
岌	jí	perilous, hazardous; steep, high
笈	jí	bamboo box used carry books
趿	tā	to tread on; slipshod
芨	jí	Chinese elder tree