襟(jīn)

18 strokes

lapel

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Character information

Pinyin
jīn
Meaning
lapel; overlap of Chinese gown; fig. bosom (the seat of emotions); to cherish (ambition, desires, honorable intentions etc) in one's bosom
Strokes
18
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 襟 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰衤禁

Cloth 衤 that restricts 禁; 禁 also provides the pronunciation

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

Made of

衤yī禁jìn

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 襟 step by step

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

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Words with 襟

Common words using 襟 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

duì对jīn襟

buttoned Chinese jacket

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xiōng胸jīn襟

lapel of jacket; heart; aspiration; vision

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yī衣jīn襟

the front piece(s) of a Chinese jacket; lapel

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è扼jīn襟kòng控yān咽

to secure a stranglehold (idiom); fig. to hold a strategic pass

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zhuō捉jīn襟jiàn见zhǒu肘

lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom)

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zhèng正jīn襟wēi危zuò坐

to sit upright and still (idiom)

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jīn襟huái怀tǎn坦bái白

open and candid (idiom); not hiding anything

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jīn襟yì翼

(aircraft) wing flap

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