• 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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Appears In

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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  • 596th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 75 words
  • Component in 103 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhǐ (zhi3)to stop • to prohibit • until • only

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhǐ (zhi3)The component is pronounced as 'zhǐ' (zhi3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

停止 
为止 (為止)
禁止 
防止 
阻止 

Uncommon

不止 
制止 
截止 
止咳 
止境 
止步 
止痛 
止痛药 (止痛藥)
止血 
终止 (終止)
举止 (舉止)
观止 (觀止)
适可而止 (適可而止)
静止 (靜止)

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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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