qīn
衾
quilt; shroud
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Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesnoun
quilt; bedcover
literaryA literary/classical term for a quilt, no longer used in everyday modern speech. Often found in classical texts or poetry.
Bù布
qīn衾
duō多
nián年
lěng冷
sì似
tiě铁
。
The cotton quilt has been cold as iron for many years.
Tā她
wèi为
kè客
rén人
zhǔn准
bèi备
le了
gān干
jìng净
wēn温
nuǎn暖
de的
qīn衾
zhěn枕
。
She prepared clean and warm quilts and pillows for the guests.
noun
shroud; covering for a corpse
archaicSpecifically refers to the cloth used to cover a corpse during burial preparations. An archaic, specialized funerary term.
Gǔ古
rén人
rù入
liàn殓
，
xū需
bèi备
yī衣
qīn衾
guān棺
guǒ椁
。
In ancient times, for burial, one needed to prepare clothes, a shroud, a coffin, and an outer coffin.
Zhè这
jù具
yí遗
hái骸
bèi被
fā发
xiàn现
shí时
réng仍
fù覆
zhe着
cán残
pò破
de的
sī丝
qīn衾
。
When this skeleton was discovered, it was still covered by a tattered silk shroud.