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手巾

shǒu jīn

2-character word

What 手巾 means

1. hand towel
2. handkerchief

The characters in 手巾

• 手shǒuhand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work
• 巾jīntowel; general purpose cloth; women's headcovering (old)

Words containing 手巾

• 羊肚手巾yáng dù shǒu jīn(dialect) towel (especially worn as a turban)
• 羊肚子手巾yáng dù zi shǒu jīnsee 羊肚手巾

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Read shǒu jīn, tone for tone, but written differently.

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