How to write 亟

亟 [jí] 1. Urgent; eager. 例：亟待解决 (Urgently waiting to be resolved). 亟须纠正 (Must be corrected urgently). 2. Original meaning: extreme point; end. 造字法: Pictophonetic character, derived from oracle bone script. In the middle, it depicts a standing person; the horizontal line above indicates "to the extreme top," and the horizontal line below indicates "to the extreme heel." The bronze script is more complex, resembling the small seal script. 3. Literature references: 1. 《广雅》: 亟，急也。(In the Guangya: 亟 means urgent.) 2. 《诗·豳风·七月》: 亟其乘屋。(In the Book of Songs: Urgently boarding the house.) 3. 《礼记·少仪》: 小饭而亟之。(In the Book of Rites: A small meal but done urgently.) 4. 《战国策·宋策》: 欲霸之亟成。(In the Strategies of the Warring States: To dominate, it should be done urgently.) 5. 《左传·昭公二十一年》: 亟言之。(In the Zuo Zhuan: Speak of it urgently.) 6. 《商君书·更法》: 君亟定变法之虑。(In the Book of Lord Shang: The lord should urgently determine concerns of reform.) 7. 《孟子·梁惠王上》: 经始勿亟，庶民子来。(In the Mencius: Do not act urgently at the start; the common people will come.) 8. 《史记·陈涉世家》: 趣赵兵亟入关。(In the Records of the Grand Historian: Urging Zhao’s troops to enter the pass.) 9. 《广东军务记》: 亟请广州府余暨南、番二县代求解免。(In the Guangdong Military Records: Urgently requesting the Guangzhou government for exemption.) 4. Other common examples: 例：亟欲 (Eagerly wanting); 亟盼 (Urgently looking forward); 亟肄 (Intensified training); 亟务 (Urgent matters). 亟 [qì] 1. Repeatedly; time and again. 例：亟请 (Repeatedly requesting); 亟叹 (Repeatedly sighing). 2. Other references: 另见 jí (Also see jì).