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襟
jīn
lapel, collar
💡 Ideographic:
Cloth 衤 that restricts 禁; 禁 also provides the pronunciation
Words Using 襟 (17)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
襟
jīn
lapel / overlap of Chinese gown / fig. bosom (the seat of emotions) / to cherish (ambition, desires, honorable intentions etc) in one's bosom
襟
jīn
lapel / overlap of Chinese gown / fig. bosom (the seat of emotions) / to cherish (ambition, desires, honorable intentions etc) in one's bosom
胸襟
xiōngjīn
lapel of jacket / heart / aspiration / vision
胸襟
xiōngjīn
lapel of jacket / heart / aspiration / vision
捉襟见肘
zhuōjīnjiànzhǒu
lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom) / strapped for cash / unable to make ends meet
捉襟见肘
zhuōjīnjiànzhǒu
lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom) / strapped for cash / unable to make ends meet
正襟危坐
zhèngjīnwēizuò
to sit upright and still (idiom)
正襟危坐
zhèngjīnwēizuò
to sit upright and still (idiom)
衣襟
yījīn
the front piece(s) of a Chinese jacket / lapel
衣襟
yījīn
the front piece(s) of a Chinese jacket / lapel
襟兄
jīnxiōng
husband of wife's older sister
襟兄
jīnxiōng
husband of wife's older sister
襟度
jīndù
broad-minded / magnanimous
襟度
jīndù
broad-minded / magnanimous
襟弟
jīndì
husband of wife's younger sister
襟弟
jīndì
husband of wife's younger sister
襟怀
jīnhuái
bosom (the seat of emotions) / one's mind
襟怀
jīnhuái
bosom (the seat of emotions) / one's mind
襟怀坦白
jīnhuáitǎnbái
open and candid (idiom); not hiding anything / ingenuous / open hearted / unselfish / magnanimous / broad-minded
襟怀坦白
jīnhuáitǎnbái
open and candid (idiom); not hiding anything / ingenuous / open hearted / unselfish / magnanimous / broad-minded
Component Breakdown
Each color represents a different component
⿰衤禁
i
Component Tree i
jìn
禁
to restrict, to prohibit, to forbid; to endure
🔤 Pictophonetic:
示 (altar) provides meaning, 林 provides pronunciation
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