How to Write 遽 (jù) — Meaning “suddenly / hurriedly”

Picture yourself walking (辶) when suddenly (遽) a wild boar (豦) bursts out of the bushes and runs away in a hurry. This image connects the meaning "suddenly" or "hurriedly" to the visual of the boar and the walking radical.

Write the right part 豦 first from top to bottom, then add the left radical 辶. A common mistake is forgetting the small dot above the 辶 (the 点) — it must be there. Also keep the top of 豦 narrow and the bottom (the 豕 part) wider, and ensure the 辶 curve flows smoothly.

Visually, 遽 has 豦 on the right (a boar shape), 遭 has 曹 (meaning "group"), and 遮 has 庶 (meaning "many"). In meaning, 遽 is about suddenness or haste, 遭 is about meeting with something (often bad), and 遮 is about covering or blocking. The different right parts change the whole word.

遽 is a literary character rarely used in everyday speech, appearing mostly in formal writing such as 遽然 (suddenly) or 遽变 (sudden change). In classical texts, 遽 once meant a fast horse or courier, which evolved into the modern sense of hurry or abruptness, but today it remains mostly in fixed expressions.

Common words containing 遽 include: 遽然 (jù rán) — suddenly / abruptly; 遽变 (jù biàn) — sudden change / abrupt transformation; 匆遽 (cōng jù) — hurried; hasty.