襟 — Chinese character
襟
jīn
lapel, collar
- Pinyin
- jīn
- Radical
- 145 ⾐ (Clothes)
- Strokes
- 18
- Components
- 衤 禁
- Formation
- ideographic — Cloth 衤 that restricts 禁; 禁 also provides the pronunciation
- Japanese
- 襟 as a kanji
Common words with 襟
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 胸襟 | xiōng jīn | lapel of jacket; heart |
| 捉襟见肘 (捉襟見肘) | zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu | lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom); strapped for cash |
| 襟翼 | jīn yì | (aircraft) wing flap |
| 衣襟 | yī jīn | the front piece(s) of a Chinese jacket; lapel |
| 对襟 (對襟) | duì jīn | buttoned Chinese jacket |
| 连襟 (連襟) | lián jīn | husbands of sisters; brothers-in-law |
| 正襟危坐 | zhèng jīn wēi zuò | to sit upright and still (idiom) |
| 开襟 (開襟) | kāi jīn | buttoned Chinese tunic; unbuttoned (to cool down) |
| 襟怀 (襟懷) | jīn huái | bosom (the seat of emotions); one's mind |
| 襟怀坦白 (襟懷坦白) | jīn huái tǎn bái | open and candid (idiom); not hiding anything; ingenuous |
| 襟兄 | jīn xiōng | husband of wife's older sister |
| 扼襟控咽 | è jīn kòng yān | to secure a stranglehold (idiom); fig. to hold a strategic pass |
English words written with 襟
襟 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Art of War 1 · Zhuangzi 2
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