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妗

jìn

Character

What 妗 means

1. wife of mother's brother

Words starting with 妗

• 妗子jìn zi(informal) mother's brother's wife; maternal uncle's wife

Characters built on 今

These share the phonetic component 今 (jīn), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 琴qínguqin 古琴; musical instrument in general
• 吟yínto chant; to recite; verse; song (often used in titles of classical poems)…
• 矜jīnto boast; to esteem; to sympathize
• 衾qīncoverlet; quilt
• 芩qínPhragmites japonica
• 衿jīncollar; belt; variant of 襟
• 侌yīnold variant of 阴

Sounds the same

Read jìn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 进to go forward; to advance; to go in
• 近near; close to; approximately
• 尽to use up; to exhaust; to end
• 禁to prohibit; to forbid
• 劲strength; energy; enthusiasm
• 浸to immerse; to soak; to steep
• 晋to move forward; to promote; to advance
• 靳martingale; stingy
• 烬(bound form) cinders; ashes
• 觐(history) to have an audience with the Emperor
• 噤unable to speak; silent
• 缙red silk