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芩

qín

Character

What 芩 means

1. Phragmites japonica

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
• 妗jìnwife of mother's brother
• 衿jīncollar; belt; variant of 襟
• 侌yīnold variant of 阴

Sounds the same

Read qín, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 琴guqin 古琴; musical instrument in general
• 勤diligent; industrious; hardworking; frequent; regular; constant; (bound form) work; duty…
• 禽(bound form) birds; fowl; (literary) birds and animals; old variant of 擒
• 擒to capture
• 噙to hold in (usually refers the mouth or eyes)
• 芹Chinese celery
• 嗪used in phonetic transcription -xine, -zine or -chin
• 螓small cicada with a square head
• 檎used in 林檎
• 慬(literary) brave; worried; distressed
• 庈(person)
• 锓to carve