Keyword
to prohibit
- to restrict
- to forbid
- to endure
- Frequency
- #873
- Strokes
- 13
Readings
jìn75%
jīn25%
Mnemonic
示 (altar) gives the meaning and 林 the sound.
Stroke order
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Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
禁止
to prohibit; to forbid; to ban
禁
to prohibit; to forbid
不禁
can't help (doing sth); can't refrain from
监禁
to imprison; to jail; to take into custody
禁令
prohibition; ban
禁忌
taboo; contraindication (medicine); to abstain from
囚禁
to imprison; captivity
严禁
to strictly prohibit
禁区
restricted area; forbidden zone; off-limits area
软禁
to place under house arrest
禁用
to withstand heavy use; durable
解禁
to lift a prohibition
禁运
embargo; export ban (e.g. on weapons)
禁锢
to confine; to imprison; prohibition; shackles; fetters
拘禁
constraint; to detain; to take into custody
情不自禁
(idiom) cannot refrain from; cannot help; cannot but
禁书
banned book
禁毒
drug prohibition
禁欲
to suppress desire; self-restraint; asceticism
禁烟
to ban smoking; to quit smoking; to prohibit cooking; prohibition on opium (esp. in China from 1729)
禁
to endure
宵禁
night curfew
紫禁城
the Forbidden City; the Imperial Palace in Beijing; same as 故宫 (Gùgōng)
失禁
to lose control of one's bladder or bowels; incontinent