suddenly

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
辶 meaning component

  Meaning component

chuò

  

walk

is a component form of .

豦 sound component

  Sound component

  

a wild boar

Evolution

遽 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
遽 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
遽 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
遽 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

suddenly, unexpectedly; at once; hurry; fast; suddenly

Most common words with 遽
Freq.
Word
Meaning

hurry

急遽

rapid

遽然

(literary) all of a sudden

惊遽

in a panic

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)