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Meaning of 襟

Lookup via: Pinyin | Radicals
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
Young people should have great ambitions and open minds.
2
Make sure inner facing is long enough in order to avoid pulling at placket bottom.
3
I allowed myself to be persuaded into entering the competition.
4
西
But there's much which isn't spoken about in Chinese society.
5
Slip the waistband around the board' s narrow end, with the fly facing the floor.