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jīn

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jīn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jīn | jin1
English translation
to pity, to sympathize, to feel sorry for

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About jīn

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

jīn

Contains the radical

máo

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

Learning hint

spear

Etymology of jīn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

矛今

Semantic compound

máo

Phonetic compound

jīn

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. máo represents the meaning and jīn represents the sound.

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Example sentences using jīn

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de 迟钝 chídùn , 尽管 jǐnguǎn 显而易见 xiǎn ér yì jiàn , què xián ,因为 yīnwèi Zhōng bìng 包含 bāohán 骄矜 jiāo jīn 自负 zì fù de 成份 chéng fèn .

Her folly, though evident, was not disgusting because it was not conceited.

我们 wǒmen chéng Yuè jìn 越发 yuè fā 矜持 jīn chí .

His correctness grew on him as we neared the city.

小心翼翼 xiǎoxīnyìyì de zài Hóng 帆布 fān bù diàn shǎng 坐下 zuò xia 膝盖 xīgài 矜持 jīn chí de 并拢 zhāo

She sat down cautiously on the red canvas cushions, knees modestly together.

英国 Yīng guó 男人 nán rén Cháng bèi 认为 rènwéi shì 矜持 jīn chí ér 冷漠 lěng mò de

British men are often seen as being reserved and unemotional.

Words with jīn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
矜持 jīn chí reserved矜持 jīn chí
jīn to boast jīn
骄矜 jiāo jīn haughty驕矜
矜贵 jīn guì high-born矜貴
自矜 zì jīn to boast自矜 zì jīn

jīn Decomposition & Compounds

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