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廑

jǐn / qín
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 small hut
  2. 2 only; merely

Examples

HSK 7-9
山脚下有一间简陋的廑。
Shānjiǎoxià yǒu yì jiān jiǎnlòu de jǐn.
The granary path led to a small, poor hut at the foot of the hill.
HSK 7-9
古文里廑假借为只。
Gǔwén lǐ jǐn jiǎjiè wéi zhǐ.
In ancient texts this character is borrowed to mean only or merely.

Tips

history
The base sense is a small, poor hut. By classical loan it also wrote 仅 meaning only or merely. A separate reading qín (a variant of 勤, diligent, earnest) is filed under 廑.

Components

radical
广 guǎng
shelter; building
广 is the lean-to shelter radical, drawn as a roof over an open side. It marks this as a kind of building, here a small, humble hut.
phonetic
堇 jǐn
yellow clay
堇 supplies the sound jǐn, matching its own reading. It also drives the qín reading and appears in the same family as 勤 and 谨.

Stroke Order

廑 jǐn