禁 (jīn)
to endure; to stand
How 禁 is written
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 林 — N/A
- Traditional
- 禁
- Simplified
- 禁 (unchanged)
禁 has 2 readings
The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.
- jīn
- to endure
- jìn
- to prohibit; to forbid
Common words using 禁
- 禁忌 jìnjì
- taboo; contraindication (medicine); to abstain from
- 禁止 jìnzhǐ
- to prohibit; to forbid; to ban
- 不禁 bùjīn
- can't help (doing sth); can't refrain from
- 嚴禁 yánjìn
- strictly prohibit
- 囚禁 qiújìn
- to imprison; captivity
- 禁區 jìnqū
- restricted area; forbidden region
- 禁運 jìnyùn
- embargo; export ban (e.g. on weapons)
- 禁錮 jìngù
- to confine; to imprison; prohibition
- 禁食 jìnshí
- fast (not eat)
- 解禁 jiějìn
- to lift a prohibition
- 軟禁 ruǎnjìn
- house arrest
- 令行禁止 lìngxíngjìnzhǐ
- lit. if he orders you go, he forbids you stop (idiom); fig. to demand exact compliance with instructions; to ensure strictly obedience
禁 in a sentence
這雙鞋子很耐穿，禁得起風吹雨打。
Zhè shuāng xiézi hěn nàichuān, jīndeqǐ fēngchuīyǔdǎ.
“These shoes are very durable; they can withstand wind and rain.”
How common is 禁?
禁 is the 984th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 88.9% of all running text.
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