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巾

jīn

HSK 4 Character

What 巾 means

1. towel
2. general purpose cloth
3. women's headcovering (old)
4. Kangxi radical 50

Example sentences

• 只有一条浴巾。
  Zhǐ yǒu yī tiáo yùjīn.
  There is only one bath towel.
• 给我一条干毛巾。
  Bring me a dry towel.
• 帮我递一下毛巾。
  Hand me my towel.
• 我需要一块毛巾。
  I need a towel.
• 他用毛巾弄干自己。
  Tā yòng máojīn nòng gàn zìjǐ.
  He dried himself with a towel.
• 我再拿块毛巾过来。
  I'll bring one more towel.

Words starting with 巾

• 巾帼jīn guówoman; woman's headdress (ancient)
• 巾帼须眉jīn guó xū méiwoman with a manly spirit

Words containing 巾

• 毛巾máo jīntowel
• 围巾wéi jīnscarf; shawl
• 红领巾hóng lǐng jīnred neckscarf; by extension, a member of the Young Pioneers
• 头巾tóu jīncloth head covering worn by men in ancient times; headscarf (typically worn by women)…
• 餐巾cān jīnnapkin
• 浴巾yù jīnbath towel
• 手巾shǒu jīnhand towel; handkerchief
• 卫生巾wèi shēng jīnsanitary towel
• 枕巾zhěn jīnpillow cloth
• 包巾bāo jīnheadscarf; turban
• 布巾bù jīna cloth
• 披巾pī jīnshawl
• 桌巾zhuō jīntablecloth
• 湿巾shī jīnwet wipe; towelette
• 纸巾zhǐ jīnpaper towel; napkin; facial tissue
• 丝巾sī jīnheadscarf; kerchief; silk neckband
• 面巾miàn jīnface flannel or towel; shroud (over the face of a corpse)
• 领巾lǐng jīnneckcloth; neckerchief
• 饰巾shì jīnkerchief as head ornament
• 黄巾Huáng jīnrefers to the Yellow Turbans Peasant Uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)
• 龙巾lóng jīnimperial towel
• 方头巾fāng tóu jīnheadscarf
• 红巾军hóng jīn jūnthe Red Turbans, peasant rebellion at the end of the Yuan dynasty
• 绿头巾lǜ tóu jīngreen turban (figuratively, a symbol of being a cuckold)

Characters that look like 巾

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 中zhōngwithin; among; in; middle; center; while (doing sth); during
• 币bìmoney; coins; currency
• 韦wéisoft leather

Sounds the same

Read jīn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 今now; the present time; current
• 金gold; chemical element Au; generic term for lustrous and ductile metals
• 斤catty; (mainland) weight equal to 500 g; (Taiwan) weight equal to 600 g
• 津saliva; sweat; a ferry crossing
• 筋muscle; tendon; veins visible under the skin
• 襟lapel; overlap of Chinese gown; fig. bosom (the seat of emotions)
• 禁to endure
• 矜to boast; to esteem; to sympathize
• 衿collar; belt; variant of 襟
• 珒a kind of jade
• 祲evil force
• 紟a sash; to tie