jīn

fig. bosom (the seat of emotions); lapel

#2843

Character data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 2843rd character
Radical ⾐ (145.13)
Strokes 18
Index # 3449

Definitions

襟 jīn
  1. 1. fig. bosom (the seat of emotions)
  2. 2. lapel
  3. 3. overlap of Chinese gown
  4. 4. to cherish (ambition, desires, honorable intentions etc) in one's bosom

Stroke order

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Words containing 襟

Word Meaning
heart; aspiration; vision
(aircraft) wing flap
unable to make ends meet; strapped for cash
the front piece(s) of a Chinese jacket; lapel
husbands of sisters; brothers-in-law
buttoned Chinese jacket
buttoned Chinese jacket
control a key pass; hold a choke point
unable to make ends meet; strapped for cash
to sit upright and still (idiom)
husband of wife's older sister
flaperon (aeronautics)
broad-minded; magnanimous
husband of wife's younger sister
bosom (the seat of emotions); one's mind
bosom (the seat of emotions); one's mind
open and candid (idiom); not hiding anything; ingenuous
open and candid (idiom); not hiding anything; ingenuous
broad-minded
broad-minded
ambition; an aspiration
one's true heart
husbands of sisters; brothers-in-law
buttoned Chinese tunic; unbuttoned (to cool down)
buttoned Chinese tunic; unbuttoned (to cool down)
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