12345678910111213141516KeywordsilentclosequietFrequency#4563Strokes16ReadingsjìnMnemonicForbidden 禁 to speak 口; 禁 also provides the pronunciationStroke orderComposed of口mouth禁to prohibitUsed in vocabulary噤声jìnshēngto keep silent噤若寒蝉jìnruòhánchánto keep quiet out of fear (idiom)噤jìnunable to speak; silent寒噤hánjìna shiver