jìn

禁子

Word · NounTraditional禁

forbid; prison; restrain

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

noun

jailer; prison guard (historical)

archaic

Also called 禁卒 (jìn zú). A historical term for a prison guard or jailer, now largely archaic.

Gǔ古
dài代
xiàn县
yá衙
de的
jìn禁
zi子
fù负
zé责
kān看
guǎn管
fàn犯
rén人
 。

In ancient times, the jailer at the county office was responsible for guarding prisoners.

Jìn禁
zú卒
yǔ与
jìn禁
zi子
zhǐ指
de的
shì是
tóng同
yī一
zhǒng种
zhí职
wù务
 。

Jìn zú and jìn zi refer to the same position.