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Meaning of 襟

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Pinyin: jīn
English Definition: lapel; overlap of Chinese gown; fig. bosom (the seat of emotions); to cherish (ambition, desires, honorable intentions etc) in one's bosom
Chinese Definition:
①衣服的胸前部分:大襟。对襟。底襟。襟带(亦喻山川屏障环绕,地势险要)。襟要(亦喻军事上险要的地理位置)。
②胸怀,抱负:襟怀。胸襟。
③姐妹的丈夫之间的称呼:连襟。
Total strokes: 19; Radical:
Ideographic: Cloth that restricts ; also provides the pronunciation
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ ] cloth
    • [ jìn ] to restrict, to prohibit, to forbid; to endure
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Example Words
衣襟 jīn the front piece(s) of a Chinese jacket; lapel
胸襟 xiōng jīn lapel of jacket; heart; aspiration; vision
襟怀 jīn huái bosom (the seat of emotions); one's mind
正襟危坐 zhèng jīn wēi zuò to sit upright and still (idiom)
对襟 duì jīn buttoned Chinese jacket
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Example Sentences
1
Iron the fly area of the pants, then the seams and hem of the first leg.
2
穿
He watched the juvenile flock in their clean frocks and pinafores.
3
西
But there's much which isn't spoken about in Chinese society.
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You need time to know, to forgive and to love. All this needs a very big mind.
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I allowed myself to be persuaded into entering the competition.