Phonosemantic compound. 力 represents the meaning and 巠 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (勁)
Simplified (劲)
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Historical Evolution
勁
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
勁
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
勁
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
勁
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
勁
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
勁
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
勁
Regular
Modern
Chinese
劲 / 勁 [jìn]
strength; energy; enthusiasm; spirit; mood; expression; interest; CL:把[bǎ]; Taiwan pr. [jìng]
劲 / 勁 [jìng]
stalwart; sturdy; strong; powerful
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
勁 けい
Kei given name
勁 たけし
Takeshi unclassified name
勁 つよし
Tsuyoshi male given name
CHINESE WORDS (80)
强劲 [qiángjìng] #10,855
strong
对劲 [duìjìn] #2,670
suitable
差劲 [chàjìn] #3,997
bad
使劲 [shǐjìn] #5,779
to exert all one's strength
劲儿 [jìnr] #6,990
erhua variant of 勁|劲[jìn]
没劲 [méijìn] #9,102
to have no strength
干劲 [gànjìn] #14,387
enthusiasm for doing sth
费劲 [fèijìn] #9,415
to require effort
一个劲 [yīgèjìn] #23,872
continuously
劲头 [jìntóu] #25,489
enthusiasm
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