Kanji Detail for 趁 - "chase, go, exploit"

趁

Non-Jōyō Kanji

Meaning
趁 means "chase, go, exploit."
1. Chase - To pursue; to follow.
2. Go - To proceed toward.
3. Exploit - To take advantage of an opportunity.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

go to; follow

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

take advantage of, avail oneself

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

to avail oneself of; to take advantage of

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

to take advantage of, to seize an opportunity

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

To chase. Catching up from behind. Commonly catching up early is called 趁蚤 (catch early). | Taking advantage of opportunity is called 趁. Today boarding a ship is called 趁船 (catch a ship). This is the meaning.
Onyomi

chin(ちん)
Kunyomi

o.u(おう)
Strokes

12 strokes
Radical

走 (hashiru・sonyo)
Related Keywords
chase pursue follow proceed toward exploit take advantage opportunity