Chinese Word: 巾 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

巾HSK 4

Pinyin: jīn

English Definition: towel; general purpose cloth; women's headcovering (old); Kangxi radical 50

Chinese Definition:
①擦东西或包裹、覆盖东西的用品，多用纺织品制成：手巾。围巾。领巾。枕巾。餐巾。巾帼(“帼”是古代妇女的头巾，指妇女，如“巾巾英雄”)。

Total strokes: 3; Radical: 巾

Pictographic:A curtain or towel hanging from a rack

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Similar Characters: 币屮甲山中朩

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毛巾HSK 4	máo jīn	towel; Classifiers: 条
巾帼	jīn guó	woman; woman's headdress (ancient)
手巾	shǒu jīn	hand towel; handkerchief
红领巾	hóng lǐng jīn	red neckscarf; by extension, a member of the Young Pioneers
围巾HSK 5	wéi jīn	scarf; shawl; Classifiers: 条

1		zhè 这 tiáo 条 wéi jīn 围巾 zhòng 重 200 kè 克。 This scarf weighs 200 grams.
2		tā 她 pī zhe 披着 yī tiáo 一条 huáng sè 黄色 de 的 wéi jīn 围巾。 She wore a yellow scarf around her shoulders.
3		qǐng 请 nǐ 你 bāng 帮 wǒ 我 dì 递 zhāng 张 zhǐ jīn 纸巾， xiè xie 谢谢。 Can you hand me a tissue? Thank you.
4		tā 她 zhèng zài 正在 zhī 织 yī tiáo 一条 piào liang 漂亮 de 的 máo 毛 wéi jīn 围巾。 She is knitting a beautiful woolen scarf.
5		zhè zhǒng 这种 máo jīn 毛巾 zhì dì 质地 róu ruǎn 柔软， xī shuǐ xìng 吸水性 hǎo 好。 This kind of towel has a soft texture and good water absorption.

1		zhè 这 tiáo 条 wéi jīn 围巾 zhòng 重 200 kè 克。 This scarf weighs 200 grams.
2		tā 她 pī zhe 披着 yī tiáo 一条 huáng sè 黄色 de 的 wéi jīn 围巾。 She wore a yellow scarf around her shoulders.
3		qǐng 请 nǐ 你 bāng 帮 wǒ 我 dì 递 zhāng 张 zhǐ jīn 纸巾， xiè xie 谢谢。 Can you hand me a tissue? Thank you.
4		tā 她 zhèng zài 正在 zhī 织 yī tiáo 一条 piào liang 漂亮 de 的 máo 毛 wéi jīn 围巾。 She is knitting a beautiful woolen scarf.
5		zhè zhǒng 这种 máo jīn 毛巾 zhì dì 质地 róu ruǎn 柔软， xī shuǐ xìng 吸水性 hǎo 好。 This kind of towel has a soft texture and good water absorption.