(jǐn)

14 strokesTrad.

time of famine or crop failure

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Character information

Pinyin
jǐn
Meaning
time of famine or crop failure
Strokes
14
HSK level
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰饣堇

A time of little 堇 food 饣; 堇 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form : A time of little 堇 food 飠; 堇 also provides the pronunciation

How to write step by step

14 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

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famine repeats unceasingly (idiom, from Book of Songs)

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