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噤

jìn

close; quiet, silent

💡 Ideographic: Forbidden 禁 to speak 口; 禁 also provides the pronunciation

HSK 16 strokes Uncommon (42%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

口

kǒu

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

禁

jìn

to restrict, to prohibit, to forbid; to endure

⿰口禁 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

jìn

禁

to restrict, to prohibit, to forbid; to endure

🔤 Pictophonetic: 示 (altar) provides meaning, 林 provides pronunciation

13 strokes HSK 4

lín

林

forest, grove; surname

💡 Ideographic: Two trees 木 representing a forest

8 strokes HSK 4

mù

木

tree; wood, lumber; wooden

📷 Pictographic: A tree

4 strokes HSK 5

shí

十

ten, tenth; complete; perfect

2 strokes HSK 1

bā

八

eight; all around, all sides

💡 Ideographic: Two bent lines meaning "to divide"

2 strokes HSK 1

mù

木

tree; wood, lumber; wooden

📷 Pictographic: A tree

4 strokes HSK 5

shí

十

ten, tenth; complete; perfect

2 strokes HSK 1

bā

八

eight; all around, all sides

💡 Ideographic: Two bent lines meaning "to divide"

2 strokes HSK 1

shì

示

altar; ceremony; to show, to demonstrate

📷 Pictographic: An altar

5 strokes HSK 4

èr

二

two; twice

💡 Ideographic: Two parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 三 (three)

2 strokes HSK 1

xiǎo

小

small, tiny, insignificant

💡 Ideographic: Dividing 八 by a line 亅

3 strokes HSK 1

Words Using 噤 (4)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

噤 ↗

jìn

unable to speak / silent

jìn

噤 ↗

unable to speak / silent

to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)

jìnruòhánchán

噤若寒蝉 ↗

to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)