jìn

缙

Character · NounTraditional縉

deep red silk fabric

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

noun

deep red silk fabric

literary

An archaic term for a type of red silk used in ancient China, primarily found in classical texts.

Gǔ古
shí时
guān官
yuán员
de的
cháo朝
fú服
yǒu有
shí时
huì会
yòng用
dào到
jìn缙
 。

In ancient times, officials' court robes sometimes used deep red silk.

Zhè这
ge个
cí词
duō多
jiàn见
yú于
gǔ古
jí籍
 ,
rú如
 “
jìn缙
shēn绅
 ”
zhǐ指
dài代
guān官
yuán员
 。

This word is often seen in ancient texts, such as in 'jinshen' which refers to officials.