• 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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  • 945th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 217 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (du2)poison • narcotics • evil

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (du2)The component is pronounced as '' (mu3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

中毒 
排毒 
毒刺 
病毒 

Uncommon

以毒攻毒 
剧毒 (劇毒)
吸毒 
尿毒症 
恶毒 (惡毒)
戒毒 
有毒 
梅毒 
毒品 
毒害 
毒性 
毒打 
毒气 (毒氣)
毒物 
毒瘤 
毒瘾 (毒癮)
毒素 
毒药 (毒藥)
消毒 
无毒 (無毒)
狠毒 
病毒性 
禁毒 
荼毒 
解毒 

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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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