巾 — Chinese character
巾
jīn
cloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel
- Pinyin
- jīn
- Radical
- 50 ⼱ (Turban)
- Strokes
- 3
- Components
- 冂 丨
- Formation
- pictographic — A curtain or towel hanging from a rack
- Japanese
- 巾 as a kanji
Common words with 巾
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 毛巾 | máo jīn | towel; 条 (tiáo) |
| 头巾 (頭巾) | tóu jīn | cloth head covering worn by men in ancient times; headscarf (typically worn by women) |
| 围巾 (圍巾) | wéi jīn | scarf; shawl |
| 纸巾 (紙巾) | zhǐ jīn | paper towel; napkin |
| 卫生巾 (衛生巾) | wèi shēng jīn | sanitary towel |
| 巾帼 (巾幗) | jīn guó | woman; woman's headdress (ancient) |
| 红领巾 (紅領巾) | hóng lǐng jīn | red neckscarf; by extension, a member of the Young Pioneers |
| 浴巾 | yù jīn | bath towel; 条 (tiáo) |
| 丝巾 (絲巾) | sī jīn | headscarf; kerchief |
| 餐巾纸 (餐巾紙) | cān jīn zhǐ | paper napkin; serviette |
| 手巾 | shǒu jīn | hand towel; handkerchief |
| 红巾军 (紅巾軍) | hóng jīn jūn | the Red Turbans, peasant rebellion at the end of the Yuan dynasty |
English words written with 巾
巾 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Zhuangzi 5
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.