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禁
jīn
1. to endure
Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 13 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

禁
jìn
to restrict, to prohibit, to forbid; to endure
HSK 4 13 丶

Compound Words (20)

不禁
bùjīn
can't help (doing sth)
HSK 6
呵禁
hējìn
to berate
严禁
yánjìn
to strictly prohibit
HSK 6
囚禁
qiújìn
to imprison
报禁
bàojìn
restrictions on the publication of newspapers
失禁
shījìn
(urinary or fecal) incontinence
宵禁
xiāojìn
night curfew
封禁
fēngjìn
forbidden
幽禁
yōujìn
to imprison
拘禁
jūjìn
constraint
查禁
chájìn
to prohibit
海禁
hǎijìn
prohibition on entering or leaving by sea
监禁
jiānjìn
to imprison
禁令
jìnlìng
prohibition
禁伐
jìnfá
a ban on logging
禁制
jìnzhì
to control
禁区
jìnqū
restricted area
禁受
jīnshòu
to stand
禁品
jìnpǐn
contraband goods
禁夜
jìnyè
curfew

Alternate Entries

禁
jìn
to prohibit / to forbid

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
985
Word Frequency Rank
2,404 of 84,292

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