匆

怱/悤
cōng
丶 + 勿
Frequency#1622

Definitions

cōng (adjective) hurried; hasty

Etymology

Variant form of 悤/囱, which depicts a line piercing an object. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

About

The character "匆", meaning "hasty", developed from its traditional form "怱", which structurally combines the component "匆" with the heart radical "心" to imply a mental state of urgency. Etymologically, "怱" associates with expressions of swiftness, and its simplification to "匆" retained the core meaning of rush or lack of time, consistently used in contexts denoting speed or hurried action.

Example Sentences Hide

他匆匆地走了。

Tā cōngcōng de zǒu le.

He left in a hurry.

时间匆匆流逝。

Shíjiān cōngcōng liúshì.

Time passes quickly.

她匆忙地吃了早饭。

Tā cōngmáng de chī le zǎofàn.

She ate breakfast in a hurry.

我匆匆看了一眼。

Wǒ cōngcōng kàn le yī yǎn.

I took a quick glance.

他匆忙中忘了带钥匙。

Tā cōngmáng zhōng wàng le dài yàoshi.

He forgot to bring his keys in his hurry.

匆匆忙忙的一天过去了。

Cōngcōngmángmáng de yī tiān guò qù le.

A hurried day has passed.

她匆匆写下几句话就离开了。

Tā cōngcōng xiě xià jǐ jù huà jiù líkāi le.

She hastily wrote down a few words and then left.

在匆忙的生活中，我们常常忽略细节。

Zài cōngmáng de shēnghuó zhōng, wǒmen chángcháng hūlüè xìjié.

In our hurried lives, we often overlook details.

Related Characters

Composed characters:

怱

Component: 丶

之 义 太 求 术 夜 户 丽 良 监 临 玉 凡 尤

Component: 勿

物 易 忽 吻 笏 囫 刎 芴 覅 昒 昜 朆 歾 沕

Example Words

匆匆 匆忙 匆促 急匆匆 行色匆匆