襟 meaning and stroke order
Lapel, collar
How to write 襟, stroke by stroke
18 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 襟
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- lapel
- overlap of Chinese gown
- fig. bosom (the seat of emotions)
- to cherish (ambition, desires, honorable intentions etc) in one's bosom
How 襟 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. Cloth 衤 that restricts 禁; 禁 also provides the pronunciation.
Radical: 衤 (cloth), shared by 72 characters on this site.
How to remember 襟
襟 is made of the clothing radical 衤 and 禁 (jìn, to forbid or restrict). Picture the front flap of a gown, the cloth 衤 that closes over your chest and keeps it restricted 禁, and the sound jīn comes from 禁 too.
襟 means the front part or lapel of a garment, and by extension the chest as the place where feelings and ambitions are held. It shows up mostly in set words like 胸襟 (xiōngjīn, breadth of mind) and the technical word 襟翼 (jīnyì, wing flap). Example: 他的胸襟很宽广。(Tā de xiōngjīn hěn kuānguǎng.) He is very broad-minded.
Common mistake: Learners often write the left side as 示 (礻) instead of 衤, but 襟 is about clothing, so it needs the extra stroke of 衤. Also note the tone: 襟 is first tone jīn, while its sound part 禁 is usually fourth tone jìn.
Common words with 襟
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 襟翼 | jīnyì | (aircraft) wing flap |
襟 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 襟
How many strokes are in 襟?
襟 is written with 18 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 襟 mean?
襟 (jīn) means lapel, collar. A common word with it is 襟翼 (jīnyì), meaning "(aircraft) wing flap".
How do you pronounce 襟?
襟 is pronounced jīn, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 襟?
The radical of 襟 is 衤, which carries the idea of "cloth". Dictionaries list 襟 under this radical.
What does 胸襟 mean?
胸襟 (xiōngjīn) literally means the chest area of a garment, but it is used to mean a person's breadth of mind or tolerance. Saying someone has a wide 胸襟 means they are generous and open-minded.
Is 襟 used on its own in everyday speech?
Not often. In daily speech people usually say 衣领 (yīlǐng) for collar, and 襟 appears mainly in compounds like 衣襟 (yījīn, front of a garment), 胸襟 and 襟翼, or in literary writing.