• 984th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 76 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jīn (jin1)to endure
2. jìn (jin4)to prohibit • to forbid

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for jīn (jin1)The component is pronounced as 'lín' (lin2). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for jìn (jin4)The component is pronounced as 'lín' (lin2). It has the same pinyin final.

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also appears in:

Example Words

Common

不禁 
禁忌 
禁止 

Uncommon

严禁 (嚴禁)
囚禁 
禁令 
禁区 (禁區)
禁用 
禁运 (禁運)
禁锢 (禁錮)
禁食 
解禁 
软禁 (軟禁)

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  • 1919th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 31 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
𠁼

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ji4)to be jealous of • fear • dread • scruple • to avoid or abstain from • to quit • to give up sth

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ji4)The component is pronounced as '' (ji3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

禁忌 

Uncommon

切忌 
妒忌 
威士忌 
忌口 
忌妒 
忌讳 (忌諱)
猜忌 
童言无忌 (童言無忌)
肆无忌惮 (肆無忌憚)
顾忌 (顧忌)

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