1. 襟

襟

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  1. 襟 is the 2837th most frequent character.
  2. 襟 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 襟 appears as a character in 8 words.
  4. 襟 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
襟 => 衤, 禁
Radical :
襟 => 衤 (clothes), 林 (N/A), 示 (sign)
Graphical :
襟 => 一, 一, 丨, 一, 丶, 戈, 丨, 冫, 林, 二, 亅, 八

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jin1 - lapel/overlap of Chinese gown/fig. bosom (the seat of emotions)/to cherish (ambition, desires, honorable intentions etc) in one's bosom

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 襟 (jin1): The component 禁 is pronounced as 'jin1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 襟 (jin1): The component 禁 is pronounced as 'jin4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 襟 (jin1): The component 林 is pronounced as 'lin2'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

胸襟 

Medium Frequency

衣襟 
襟怀 (襟懷)
开襟 (開襟)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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