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禁

jìn

HSK 4 Character

What 禁 means

1. to prohibit
2. to forbid

Other readings

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

• jīnto endure

Example sentences

• 禁止跨越。
  Jìnzhǐ kuàyuè.
  No leaping over.
• 禁止入内。
  No Trespassing.
• 严禁吸烟。
  Smoking is strictly prohibited.
• 禁止停车。
  No parking.
• 禁止吸烟。
  Smoking is prohibited.
• 禁止吐痰。
  Spitting is prohibited.

Words starting with 禁

• 禁止jìn zhǐto prohibit; to forbid; to ban
• 禁不住jīn bu zhùcan't help it; can't bear it
• 禁忌jìn jìtaboo; contraindication (medicine); to abstain from
• 禁区jìn qūrestricted area; forbidden zone; off-limits area
• 禁令jìn lìngprohibition; ban
• 禁锢jìn gùto confine; to imprison; prohibition
• 禁用jìn yòngto prohibit the use of sth; to ban; (computing) to disable
• 禁运jìn yùnembargo; export ban (e.g. on weapons)
• 禁书jìn shūbanned book
• 禁毒jìn dúdrug prohibition
• 禁欲jìn yùto suppress desire; self-restraint; asceticism
• 禁烟jìn yānto ban smoking; to quit smoking; to prohibit cooking
• 禁果jìn guǒforbidden fruit (esp. premarital sex)
• 禁地jìn dìforbidden area; restricted area; (fig.) sth considered off-limits
• 禁制jìn zhìto control; to restrict; to prohibit
• 禁受jīn shòuto stand; to endure
• 禁品jìn pǐncontraband goods
• 禁卫jìn wèidefense of the imperial palace or of the capital; the palace guard…
• 禁见jìn jiànto deny a detainee visitation privileges
• 禁语jìn yǔtaboo (word); unmentionable word
• 禁足jìn zúto forbid sb to go out; to confine to one location…
• 禁军jìn jūnimperial guard
• 禁酒jìn jiǔprohibition; ban on alcohol; dry law
• 禁食jìn shíto fast; to abstain from eating; to forbid the eating of (certain foods)

Words containing 禁

• 不禁bù jīncan't help (doing sth); can't refrain from
• 严禁yán jìnto strictly prohibit
• 情不自禁qíng bù zì jīn(idiom) cannot refrain from; cannot help; cannot but
• 监禁jiān jìnto imprison; to jail; to take into custody
• 紫禁城Zǐ jìn chéngthe Forbidden City; the Imperial Palace in Beijing; same as 故宫
• 囚禁qiú jìnto imprison; captivity
• 软禁ruǎn jìnto place under house arrest
• 拘禁jū jìnconstraint; to detain; to take into custody
• 忍俊不禁rěn jùn bù jīncannot help laughing; unable to restrain a smile
• 查禁chá jìnto prohibit; to ban; to suppress
• 解禁jiě jìnto lift a prohibition
• 失禁shī jìnto lose control of one's bladder or bowels; incontinent
• 弱不禁风ruò bù jīn fēng(lit.) too weak to stand up to the wind (idiom); (fig.) extremely delicate; fragile
• 违禁wéi jìnto violate a prohibition or ban; prohibited; illicit
• 报禁bào jìnrestrictions on the publication of newspapers; press restrictions
• 海禁hǎi jìnprohibition on entering or leaving by sea
• 犯禁fàn jìnto violate a ban
• 网禁wǎng jìnInternet censorship
• 门禁mén jìnrestrictions on entry and exiting; control over access
• 开禁kāi jìnto lift a ban; to lift a curfew
• 门禁卡mén jìn kǎkeycard; electronic entrance card
• 令行禁止lìng xíng jìn zhǐ(lit.) orders are carried out and prohibitions are observed (idiom)…
• 全面禁止quán miàn jìn zhǐcomplete prohibition; total ban
• 喜不自禁xǐ bù zì jīnunable to contain one's joy (idiom)

Characters built on 林

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

• 淋línto sprinkle; to drip; to pour
• 琳língem
• 彬bīnurbane; well-bred; cultivated
• 霖líncontinued rain
• 啉línused in the transliteration of the names of organic compounds such as porphyrin 卟啉

Characters that look like 禁

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

• 简jiǎnsimple; uncomplicated; letter
• 愤fènindignant; anger; resentment
• 裴péi(of a garment) long and flowing
• 槃pánvariant of 盘; wooden tray
• 蛰zhéto hibernate

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
• 劲strength; energy; enthusiasm
• 浸to immerse; to soak; to steep
• 晋to move forward; to promote; to advance
• 靳martingale; stingy
• 妗wife of mother's brother
• 烬(bound form) cinders; ashes
• 觐(history) to have an audience with the Emperor
• 噤unable to speak; silent
• 缙red silk