What does 匆 mean in Chinese?

匆 (cōng) means "hurried; hasty" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 匆?

匆 is pronounced "cōng" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 1.

匆 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

Common words with 匆 include 匆促 (hastily), 匆忙 (hasty), 匆匆 (hurriedly), 匆卒 (old variant of 匆猝[cong1 cu4]), 匆猝 (hurried).

You can practice writing 匆 using our stroke order tool.

匆

cōng

hurried; hasty

Radical: 勹 (no. 20)

他匆匆忙忙地跑出门去。

Tā cōngcōng mángmáng de pǎo chū mén qù

He ran out the door in a hurry

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
匆促	cōng cù	hastily
匆忙	cōng máng	hasty	HSK 6
匆匆	cōng cōng	hurriedly	HSK 6
匆卒	cōng cù	old variant of 匆猝[cong1 cu4]
匆猝	cōng cù	hurried
匆遽	cōng jù	hurried
急匆匆

匆 is not on the HSK 2.0 lists or the new exam syllabus.

Not on the HSK lists

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