靳 meaning and stroke order
A strap on a horse's breast
How to write 靳, stroke by stroke
13 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 靳
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- martingale
- stingy
How 靳 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Leather.
革 gives the meaning and 斤 hints at the sound.
Radical: 革 (leather), shared by 25 characters on this site.
How to remember 靳
On the left is 革 (gé), leather, and on the right is 斤 (jīn), which gives the sound. Picture a leather strap across a horse's chest, and hear 斤 in its name jìn.
Today 靳 is seen mostly as a family name, and its old meanings of a horse's breast strap and being stingy belong to classical texts. You will often meet it in names, for example 靳先生 (Jìn xiānsheng), Mr. Jin.
Common mistake: Learners often read 靳 as jīn in the first tone because of its phonetic part 斤 (jīn), but 靳 is fourth tone, jìn. Do not mix it up with 勒 (lè), which also has 革 on the left but has 力 on the right.
Questions about 靳
How many strokes are in 靳?
靳 is written with 13 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 靳 mean?
靳 (jìn) means a strap on a horse's breast.
How do you pronounce 靳?
靳 is pronounced jìn, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 靳?
The radical of 靳 is 革, which carries the idea of "leather". Dictionaries list 靳 under this radical.
Is 靳 a common surname in China?
Yes, 靳 (Jìn) is a real family name, though it is not one of the most common ones. This is where most modern readers meet the character.
How is 靳 different from 晋 (jìn) or 金 (jīn) as a surname?
They are separate family names written with different characters. 靳 and 晋 have the same sound jìn, so ask which character someone uses. 金 is first tone, jīn.