(jǐn)

HSK 34 strokesTrad.
Readingsjǐnjìn

barely

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Character information

Pinyin
jǐn / jìn
Meaning
barely; only; merely
Strokes
4
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰亻又

In this compound, the meaning comes from (person).

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

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Words with

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jǐn
HSK 3

not just; not limited to; (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but…

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jǐnjǐn
HSK 3

barely; only; merely; only (this and nothing more)

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jǐnjǐn
HSK 6

not only; not just

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HSK 7-9

second only to ...; ranking behind only ...

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(idiom) that's all; just this and nothing more

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