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觐

覲
jìn
verb #36,603

Meanings

  1. 1 to have an audience with the emperor
  2. 2 to pay respects to a sovereign or holy site

Examples

诸侯每年秋天进京觐见天子。
Zhūhóu měi nián qiūtiān jìnjīng jìnjiàn tiānzǐ.
Each autumn the feudal lords went to the capital to have audience with the Son of Heaven.
大臣排队等候觐见皇帝。
Dàchén páiduì děnghòu jìnjiàn huángdì.
The ministers lined up to be received by the emperor.

Tips

history
Per the Rites of Zhou (《周礼》), 觐 specifically referred to feudal lords' autumn audience with the king — a different season had a different name. By later dynasties the meaning generalized to any formal audience with a sovereign or pilgrimage to a holy place.
usage
Almost always seen as 觐见 (jìnjiàn — 'to be received in audience') in modern usage. Standalone 觐 is purely classical.

Stroke Order

觐 jìn