矜 — Chinese character
矜
jīn
to pity, to sympathize, to feel sorry for
- Pinyin
- jīn
- Radical
- 110 ⽭ (Spear)
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- 矛 今
- Formation
- pictophonetic — spear; meaning component 矛; sound component 今
- Japanese
- 矜 as a kanji
Common words with 矜
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 矜持 | jīn chí | reserved; aloof |
| 矜贵 (矜貴) | jīn guì | high-born; noble |
| 骄矜 (驕矜) | jiāo jīn | haughty; proud |
| 自矜 | zì jīn | to boast; to blow one's own horn |
| 哀矜 | āi jīn | to take pity on; to feel sorry for |
| 矜功不立 | jīn gōng bù lì | boasts a lot, but nothing comes of it (idiom) |
English words written with 矜
矜 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 3 · Analects 5 · Mencius 1 · Zhuangzi 8 · Great Learning 1 · Doctrine of the Mean 1
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 22
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 24
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 30
- Analects 15.21
- Analects 17.16
- Analects 19.3
- Analects 19.19
- Mencius 2B.10
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