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Meaning of 噤

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Pinyin: jìn
English Definition: unable to speak; silent
Chinese Definition:
①闭口不说话:噤口。噤声。噤若寒蝉。
②因寒冷而咬紧牙关或牙齿打战:噤战。寒噤。
Total strokes: 16; Radical:
Ideographic:Forbidden to speak ; also provides the pronunciation
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
    • [ jìn ] to restrict, to prohibit, to forbid; to endure
Similar Characters: 澿
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Example Words
寒噤 hán jìn a shiver
噤若寒蝉 jìn ruò hán chán to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)
噤声令 jìn shēng lìng gag order
口噤不语 kǒu jìn clenched jaw and inability to speak (Chinese medicine)
噤不能言 jìn néng yán to have lost one's tongue (idiom)
More:噤* | *噤 | *噤*
Example Sentences
1
The crew of the Arctic Sea have been told to keep their mouths shut.
2
Jean Valjean had already forgotten the means which he had employed to make Cosette keep silent.
3
G
20
We present these demands in response to the G20 meeting, and will continue to present them in the future.
4
使
Hence the vicious attempts, on the part of the Mad Marxists and Englishwomen, to censor and silence us.
5
Fixing higher education isn' t easy, as any college president who has locked horns with faculty will attest.