Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced jin
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced jin, including 进 jìn, 金 jīn, 今 jīn, 近 jìn, 尽 jìn. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words…
How to Pronounce This Syllable
jin raises the front of the tongue for j, then opens into in; keep it light and joined, with the tone over the whole syllable.
Initial j
The tongue is high and forward. Do not add an English “d” sound.
Final in
Settle the final in into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (进 jìn, 金 jīn, 今 jīn, 近 jìn, 尽 jìn) and lock in their tones. 17 common characters share the sound jin, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
jin turns up here with 3 different tones; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
1st tone
Taking the 1st tone here: 金, 今, 禁… (7 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
3rd tone
Taking the 3rd tone here: 仅, 紧, 谨… (4 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
4th tone
Taking the 4th tone here: 进, 近, 尽… (6 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing jin inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
17 common characters in this group.