Chinese symbol for “lapel”
襟
jīn
lapel; overlap of Chinese gown; fig. bosom (the seat of emotions); to cherish (ambition, desires, honorable intentions etc) in one's bosom
The closest CC-CEDICT match for lapel is 襟 (jīn), defined as: lapel; overlap of Chinese gown; fig. bosom (the seat of emotions); to cherish (ambition, desires, honorable intentions etc) in one's bosom.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “lapel”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 衣襟 | yī jīn | the front piece(s) of a Chinese jacket; lapel |
| 翻领 (翻領) | fān lǐng | turndown collar; lapel |
| 衽 | rèn | (literary) overlapping part of Chinese gown; lapel |
Related words
Other words that share a character 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “lapel”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.