赶gǎn
to rush, to catch a departure. 10 strokes, radical 走, first met in HSK 3.
What 赶 is made of
走 (zǒu, to walk) and 干 (gàn, arid).
走 carries the meaning — run — and 干 carries the sound.
How to write 赶
Strokes 1–7 write 走, then strokes 8–10 write 干.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 赶
Words that use 赶
| 赶 | to rush, to catch a departure 为了不错过时间而加快行动 他们凌晨就去赶早班高铁。They left before dawn to catch the early train. Lesson 182, 走亲访友与奔赴团圆 · 节日民俗与礼尚往来 · Festivals, Folk Traditions & Social Courtesies |
| 赶到 | to rush and arrive 急急忙忙地到达某个地方 他几经辗转终于赶到老家。After many transfers, he finally arrived at his hometown. Lesson 182, 走亲访友与奔赴团圆 · 节日民俗与礼尚往来 · Festivals, Folk Traditions & Social Courtesies |
| 赶快 | hurry up, make haste 抓紧时间，动作要快 大家收拾好行囊赶快出发。Everyone packed their bags and hurried to set off. Lesson 182, 走亲访友与奔赴团圆 · 节日民俗与礼尚往来 · Festivals, Folk Traditions & Social Courtesies |
| 赶紧 | hurriedly, without pause 抓住机会，一点也不耽搁 游子们赶紧坐上了列车。The travellers hurriedly boarded the train. Lesson 182, 走亲访友与奔赴团圆 · 节日民俗与礼尚往来 · Festivals, Folk Traditions & Social Courtesies |
| 赶忙 | hastily, hurriedly 指抓紧时间赶快去做 特警副队长赶忙带队巡查。The deputy captain hurried to lead the patrol team. Lesson 579, 巾帼安邦 · 笃行固本与筑基致远 · Solid Roots & High-Tech Aspirations |
| 赶上 | to catch up with, catch (a bus) 指及时跟上或达到 换乘公交刚好赶上晨班车。Switching buses, they just caught the morning bus. Lesson 580, 立足岗位 · 笃行固本与筑基致远 · Solid Roots & High-Tech Aspirations |
| 赶不上 | to fail to catch up, miss 指来不及跟上或达到 生病莫拖延，否则赶不上治疗最佳时机。Delay treatment and you'll have missed the best window. Lesson 579, 巾帼安邦 · 笃行固本与筑基致远 · Solid Roots & High-Tech Aspirations |
Characters that share the sound part 干
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 走
All 8 of them, and what the radical means, on the 走 radical page.