Definition & Meaning

1.prohibit; forbid; ban

2.imprison; detain

3.what is forbidden by law or custom

4.royal residence; forbidden area

Words & phrases

Word usage

Similar-form characters

Characters with jin

jìn

禁

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Final(T3):ìnVideo guide

Radical:

Structure:Above to below

Strokes:

13

Traditional:

禁

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1
v.prohibit; forbid; ban
- yán jìn
  严禁
  strictly forbid
- jìn zhǐ
  禁止
  prohibit
- jìn yùn
  禁运
  embargo
synonym
jiè戒
2
v.imprison; detain
- jiān jìn
  监禁
  imprison
- jìn bì
  禁闭
  confinement
- jìn yā
  禁押
  prohibition of detention
3
n.what is forbidden by law or custom
- jiě jìn
  解禁
  lift a ban
4
n.royal residence; forbidden area
- gōng jìn
  宫禁
  the imperial palace
- jìn zhōng
  禁中
  forbidden area

Words and phrases with 禁

禁令
[word]ban
禁例
[word]prohibitions
禁锢
[word]debar from holding office; imprison
禁军
[word]imperial guards
禁飞
[word]allow no flying
禁卫军
[word]imperial guards
禁区
[word]forbidden zone/region/ground; preserve
禁烟
[word]ban opium smoking and trafficking; ban smoking
禁牧
[word]prohibit grazing

Word usage

Note
When pronounced as "jìn", the basic meaning of "禁" is "forbidden"; when pronounced as "jīn", the basic meaning is "to bear", such as "禁穿" and "禁不住".

Similar-form characters to 禁

jìn
禁
mèng
梦
chǔ
楚
fén
焚
lán
婪

Chinese Characters with pinyin jìn

进
move ahead; get into
近
near; approaching
尽
finish; reach the limit
晋
go ahead; promote
浸
soak; saturate

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