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津

jīn

HSK 6 Character

What 津 means

1. saliva
2. sweat
3. a ferry crossing
4. a ford (river crossing)

Other readings

津 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Jīnabbr. for Tianjin {天津|Tiān jīn}

Example sentences

• 你会待在牛津多久？
  Nǐ huì dài zài Niújīn duōjiǔ?
  How long are you going to be in Oxford for?
• 我是牛津大学的学生。
  I am a student at Oxford University.
• 这是去牛津大学的车吗？
  Zhè shì qù Niújīn Dàxué de chē ma?
  Is this the bus to Oxford?
• 反正你想来天津玩跟我说。
  Fǎnzhèng nǐ xiǎnglái Tiānjīn wán gēn wǒ shuō.
  In any case, just tell me if you want to come to Tianjin for a vacation.
• 他在牛津大学修了英语文学。
  Tā zài Niújīn Dàxué xiū le Yīngyǔ wénxué.
  He read English Literature at Oxford University.
• 你什么时候从牛津大学毕业的？
  Nǐ shénme shíhou cóng Niújīn Dàxué bìyè de?
  When did you graduate from Oxford?

Words starting with 津

• 津津有味jīn jīn yǒu wèiwith keen interest (idiom); with great pleasure; with gusto
• 津贴jīn tiēallowance
• 津津乐道jīn jīn lè dàoto discuss sth enthusiastically
• 津巴布韦Jīn bā bù wéiZimbabwe
• 津南Jīn nánJinnan suburban district of Tianjin municipality 天津市
• 津塔Jīn tǎJin Tower; abbr. for 天津环球金融中心
• 津岛Jīn dǎoTsushima (city in Japan)
• 津津jīn jīnenthusiastic; ardent; (with) great relish
• 津液jīn yèbodily fluids (general term in Chinese medicine)
• 津要jīn yào(literary) key location; key post (important job)
• 津南区Jīn nán qūJinnan suburban district of Tianjin municipality 天津市
• 津市市Jīn shì ShìJinshi, a county-level city in Changde City 常德市
• 津泽jīn zéfluids (esp. in plants); sap
• 津梁jīn liáng(literary) guide; person or thing serving as a bridge to further progress
• 津沽Jīn gūanother name for Tianjin 天津
• 津市Jīn shìsee 津市市

Words containing 津

• 天津Tiān jīnTianjin municipality (short name 津
• 牛津Niú jīnOxford (city in England)
• 天津市Tiān jīn ShìTianjin municipality (short name 津
• 牛津大学Niú jīn Dà xuéUniversity of Oxford
• 无人问津wú rén wèn jīnto be of no interest to anyone (idiom)
• 问津wèn jīnto make inquiries (mostly used in the negative)
• 指点迷津zhǐ diǎn mí jīnto show sb how to get to the right path
• 天津卫Tiān jīn wèi(Ming dynasty) Tianjin garrison; historical name of Tianjin 天津
• 生津shēng jīn(TCM) to promote the secretion of saliva
• 天津大学Tiān jīn Dà xuéTianjin University
• 京津Jīng JīnBeijing and Tianjin
• 要津yào jīnstrategic location; important hub; key post; prominent position
• 迷津mí jīna maze; to lose the way; bewildering
• 鱼津yú jīnbubbles (literary)
• 点津diǎn jīnto solve a problem; to answer a question; (Internet) Q&A forum
• 新津区Xīn jīn QūXinjin, a district of Chengdu City 成都市
• 汗津津hàn jīn jīnsweaty
• 河津市Hé jīn ShìHejin, a county-level city in Yuncheng City 运城市
• 清津市Qīng jīn shìChongjin, capital of North Hamgyeong province 咸镜北道
• 天津条约Tiān jīn Tiáo yuēTreaty of Tianjin of 1858, a sequence of unequal treaties 不平等条约 between Russia, USA…
• 天津会议专条Tiān jīn huì yì zhuān tiáoTianjin agreement of 1885 between Li Hongzhang 李鸿章
• 江津区Jiāng jīn QūJiangjin, a district of Chongqing 重庆
• 孟津区Mèng jīn QūMengjin, a district of Luoyang City 洛阳市
• 平津战役Píng jīn Zhàn yìPingjin Campaign (Nov 1948-Jan 1949), one of the three major campaigns by the People's…

Characters that look like 津

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

• 建jiànto establish; to found; to set up
• 律lǜlaw
• 消xiāoto diminish; to subside; to consume; to reduce; to idle away (the time)
• 派pài(literary) tributary; branch of a river; clique; school; group; faction…
• 涛tāobig wave; Taiwan pr. táo
• 洙zhūname of a river

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
• 巾towel; general purpose cloth; women's headcovering (old)
• 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