jīn
noun #33,982

Meanings

  1. 1 lapel
  2. 2 front of a Chinese gown
  3. 3 (figurative) bosom, mind, heart

Examples

Tā cā le cā yījīn shàng de huī.
He brushed the dust off the front of his clothes.
Tā xiōngjīn kāikuò, cóngbù jìjiào xiǎoshì.
She is broad-minded and never frets about small things.

Tips

memory
Cloth radical plus (forbid, 'jìn'-like sound) gives the meaning 'lapel'. Most often you'll see inside compounds: (front of the garment), 胸襟 (bosom/breadth of mind), 怀 (heart, aspirations).

Stroke Order

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