Mnemonic comic for 巾

Translation

jīn = ji + (e)n1: towel / general purpose cloth / women's headcovering (old) / Kangxi radical 50

Mnemonic

Joan of Arc (ji) has smuggled a dinosaur bone (丨) out and is sneaking away right in front of the encampment ((e)n1). To hide the dinosaur bone she covered it in maps (冂) and towels (巾).

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巾 character breakdown

巾
- 丨
- 冂
  - 丨
  - ㇆
    - 一
    - 亅

Component Translations

丨

gǔn = gu + (e)n3

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2)

丨

shù = shu + Ø4

vertical stroke (in Chinese characters), referred to as 豎筆|竖笔[shu4 bi3]

冂

jiōng = ju + (e)ng1

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 13), occurring in 用[yong4], 同[tong2], 網|网[wang3] etc, referred to as 同字框[tong2 zi4 kuang4]

Characters with 巾 as component

制

zhì = zh + Ø4

system / to control / to regulate / variant of 製|制[zhi4]

制

製

zhì = zh + Ø4

to manufacture / to make

吊

diào = di + ao4

to suspend / to hang up / to hang a person

Words with 巾

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头

頭

tóu

巾

jīn

cloth head covering worn by men in ancient times / headscarf (typically worn by women) / kerchief / turban

餐

cān

巾

jīn

napkin / CL:張|张[zhang1]

浴

yù

巾

jīn

bath towel / CL:條|条[tiao2]

Sentences with 巾

巾 currently does not appear in any sentence.

Prompt snippets

The towel is a rectangular piece of thick, white cotton terrycloth featuring a dense, looped pile texture and frayed, hemmed edges. It displays subtle signs of use with slightly flattened fibers and a soft, matte finish.