jīn = ji + (e)n1
lapel / overlap of Chinese gown / fig. bosom (the seat of emotions) / to cherish (ambition, desires, honorable intentions etc) in one's bosom
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How to pronounce 襟

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= ji initial

Ji is for Joan of Arc.

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+ (e)n1 final

In front of the encampment.

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襟 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= y + Ø1
the left-radical form of Kangxi radical 145, 衣[yi1]
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jīn = ji + (e)n1
to endure
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jìn = ji + (e)n4
to prohibit / to forbid
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Characters with 襟 as component

襟 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 襟

lapel of jacket / heart / aspiration / vision
(aircraft) wing flap
lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom) / strapped for cash / unable to make ends meet

Sentences with 襟

襟 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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jīn

lapel / overlap of Chinese gown / fig. bosom (the seat of emotions) / to cherish (ambition, desires, honorable intentions etc) in one's bosom

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