Meaning
towel
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “jin” becomes a different word in each tone. 巾 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 毛巾máo jīntowel
- 围巾wéi jīnscarf; shawl
- 面巾miàn jīnface flannel or towel; shroud (over the face of a corpse)
- 手巾shǒu jīnhand towel; handkerchief
- 头巾tóu jīncloth head covering worn by men in ancient times; headscarf (typically worn by women); kerchief; turban
Example Sentence
天冷了，她在脖子上系了一条围巾。Tiān lěng le, tā zài bó zi shàng jì le yì tiáo wéi jīn.It got cold, so she tied a scarf around her neck.
天冷Tiān lěngit's cold (weather)了le(completed action)，她tāshe在zàiat脖子bó zineck上shàngon系jìto tie了le(completed action)一yìone条tiáostrip围巾wéi jīnscarf。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
A pictograph of a cloth hanging down from a belt or rail. It means ‘cloth / towel / kerchief’ and is the radical in 帽, 布, 带.
A way to remember it
A square of cloth hanging from a bar.
Easy to confuse with
- 币‘Currency’: a cloth (巾) with a slanted stroke added on top.