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Meaning of 觐

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觐 (Trad.: 覲)
Pinyin: jìn
English Definition: (history) to have an audience with the Emperor
Chinese Definition:
①朝见君主或朝拜圣地:觐见。朝觐。
Total strokes: 15; Radical: 見
Pictophonetic:堇 indicates the sound; 见 (meet) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 堇 [ jǐn ] yellow loam; clay; season; few
    • 见 [ jiàn ] to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
Similar Characters: 覲
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Example Words
觐见 jìn jiàn to have an audience (with the Emperor)
朝觐 cháo jìn to give audience (of emperor); retainers' duty to pay respect to sovereign; hajj (Islam)
More:觐* | *觐 | *觐*
Example Sentences
1
观众朋友们
,
我现在是在东门觐阳门的古城墙上
。
Ladies and gentlemen, we are now standing on the city wall above the eastern city gate, the Jinyang Gate.
2
水鸟班参加者请于下午一时在米埔浮桥香港觐鸟会观鸟屋集合
。
For the gathering point of coming Mai Po wader course, please gather at HKBWS bird hide at boardwalk around 1300pm.
3
各地大名必须轮流返回江户居住的参觐交代也更好的帮助德川幕府控制下属大名
。
Sankin kotai, a system whereby daimyo alternated residency between Edo and their domain, also helped the shogunate keep control of the daimyo.
4
伽利略的生命是终止在囚禁的牢房中
,
这让我们想起一句老话
:
“
如果你不能找到一个觐忠言的途径
,
那么就什么也别说
。
”
Galileo finished his life under house arrest, thus reminding us of the saying, "If you can't find a way to say something nicely, don't say anything at all."