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衾

qīn

Character

What 衾 means

1. coverlet
2. quilt

Words containing 衾

• 衣衾yī qīnburial clothes
• 枕冷衾寒zhěn lěng qīn háncold pillow and lonely bed (idiom); fig. cold and solitary existence

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

Sounds the same

Read qīn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 亲parent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative
• 侵to invade; to encroach; to infringe
• 钦to respect; to admire; to venerate
• 嵚loftiness (of mountain)
• 骎fleet horse
• 綅red silk crest of helmet