及
jí
and
to reach; up to; in time for
a picture of 及 → a hand just reaching its target
The original oracle bone form showed a hand reaching out to grasp a person just ahead — the idea of catching up to someone in time. From that physical reach, the meaning extended to 'and' as in things brought together within arm's reach.
请把姓名及联系方式写在这里。
qǐng bǎ xìngmíng jí liánxì fāngshì xiě zài zhèlǐ。
Please write your name and contact information here.
他跑得很快，及时赶上了那班车。
tā pǎo de hěn kuài，jíshí gǎnshàng le nà bān chē。
He ran very fast and made it in time to catch that bus.
Words with 及
遍及
biàn jí
to extend (everywhere)
过犹不及
guò yóu bù jí
too far is as bad as not enough (idiom, from the Analects)
遥不可及
yáo bù kě jí
unattainable
阿尔及利亚
ā ěr jí lì yà
Algeria
阿尔及利亚人
ā ěr jí lì yà rén
Algerian
阿尔及尔
ā ěr jí ěr
Algiers, capital of Algeria
电机及电子学工程师联合会
diàn jī jí diàn zǐ xué gōng chéng shī lián hé huì
IEEE
顾不及
gù bu jí
(of sb who is preoccupied with doing sth) to pay no heed to (a less pressing consideration)
顾及
gù jí
to take into consideration
风马牛不相及
fēng mǎ niú bù xiāng jí
to be completely unrelated to one another (idiom)
食物及药品管理局
shí wù jí yào pǐn guǎn lǐ jú
US Food and Drug Administration authority (FDA)
齿及
chǐ jí
to mention