jīn襟
襟
common
Meaning of 襟
襟 means front of a garment; lapel; front flap; husband of one's wife's sister; relative by marriage. Pronounced jīn.
- front of a garment; lapel; front flap
- husband of one's wife's sister; relative by marriage
- mind; heart; thoughts; aspirations; bosom
Character Info
Radical衣
Strokes18
Components
衤
禁
Stroke Order
襟
Definitions & Examples
Tā她
de的
yī衣
jīn襟
shàng上
zhān沾
le了
yī一
diǎn点
yóu油
zì渍
。
There was a grease stain on the front of her blouse.
Zhè这
jiàn件
chèn衬
shān衫
shì是
duì对
jīn襟
de的
。
This shirt has a center-opening front.
Fēng风
chuī吹
kāi开
le了
tā他
de的
yī衣
jīn襟
。
The wind blew open the front of his clothes.
Tā他
bǎ把
lǐng领
jié结
bié别
zài在
yī衣
jīn襟
shàng上
。
He pinned the bow tie to the lapel of his jacket.
Tā她
yòng用
shǒu手
jǐn紧
jǐn紧
zhuā抓
zhe着
yī衣
jīn襟
。
She clutched the front of her clothes tightly with her hand.
Common Words
胸襟xiōngjīn
breadth of mind; ambition; bosom
连襟 / 連襟liánjīn
brothers-in-law (husbands of sisters); co-brothers-in-law
衣襟yījīn
lapel; front of garment
捉襟见肘 / 捉襟見肘zhuōjīnjiànzhǒu
out at elbows; hard pressed; unable to make ends meet
正襟危坐zhèngjīnwēizuò
sit up straight and proper; formal posture
襟怀 / 襟懷jīnhuái
breadth of mind; bosom; heart
襟抱jīnbào
mindset; aspiration; ambition
底襟dǐjīn
underlap; inner flap of traditional Chinese clothing
前襟qiánjīn
front of a garment; lapels