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towel

HSK 4
Objects →Tools →Textiles
jīn
キン、フク
おお.い、ちきり、きれ
건
Pictograph of a cloth hanging downwards.
Notes
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
巾
Regular
Modern
Chinese
巾 [jīn]
towel; general purpose cloth; women's headcovering (old); Kangxi radical 50
Japanese
幅 、 巾 (rare) はば 同音

noun

  1. width; breadth
  2. freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude
  3. gap; difference (e.g. in price); range (e.g. of voice)
巾 きん 同音
noun napkin; cloth
冪 、 羃 、 巾 べき 同音
noun mathematics exponent; power
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
巾 きん
Kin unclassified name
巾 きんじ
Kinji unclassified name
巾 はば
Haba surname
CHINESE WORDS (64)
毛巾 [máo​jīn] #4,268
towel
围巾 [wéi​jīn] #7,018
scarf
围巾 [wéi​jīn] #7,018
scarf
纸巾 [zhǐ​jīn] #7,178
paper towel
纸巾 [zhǐ​jīn] #7,178
paper towel
头巾 [tóu​jīn] #9,883
cloth head covering worn by men in ancient times
头巾 [tóu​jīn] #9,883
cloth head covering worn by men in ancient times
餐巾 [cān​jīn] #11,847
napkin
卫生巾 [wèi​shēng​jīn] #19,691
sanitary towel
卫生巾 [wèi​shēng​jīn] #19,691
sanitary towel
54 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (62)
⭐ 幅 [はば] #3,003
width
⭐ 大幅 [おおはば] #6,274
big
⭐ 雑巾 [ぞうきん] #12,835
house-cloth
頭巾 [ずきん] #17,009
headgear (esp. one made of cloth)
⭐ 布巾 [ふきん] #28,770
dish towel
巾着 [きんちゃく] #30,546
drawstring purse
幅広 [はばびろ] #31,002
wide (e.g. belt, shoes, ribbon)
腰巾着 [こしぎんちゃく] #40,477
hanger-on
幅を利かせる [はばをきかせる] #41,967
to throw one's weight around
巾着袋 [きんちゃくぶくろ] #42,914
drawstring pouch
52 more items
KOREAN WORDS (2)
수건 #10,328
towel
두건
bandana