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Tianjin

HSK 7 N1
Nature →Elements →Water
jīn
シン
つ
진
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 聿 represents the sound.
Components
氵 water (drops)+ 聿 writing =
津 Tianjin
氵 Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
氵 is a component form of 水.
聿 Phonetic component
yù writing
writing brush, pencil
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Notes
Similar Characters
泪 weep (simp)派 faction涉 ford渔 fish (simp)漁 fishing (trad/jp)柒 number seven染 dye梁 Liang氾 overflow (trad/jp)氿 spring汀 sandbar汁 juice汇 confluence of rivers (simp)汉 Chinese people (simp)汊 a branching stream汐 night tides汒 汔 close汕 basket for catching fish汗 sweat
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 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)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
津
Regular
Modern
Chinese
津 [jīn]
saliva; sweat; a ferry crossing; a ford (river crossing); abbr. for Tianjin 天津
Japanese
津 つ 同音
  1. noun Tsu (city in Mie)
  2. suffix harbour; harbor; port
  3. suffix ferry
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
津 おやぎつ
Oyagitsu surname
津 おやづ
Oyazu surname
津 しん
Shin given name
津 つ
Tsu place namesurname
津 つさき
Tsusaki surname
津 つざき
Tsuzaki surname
津 つすえ
Tsusue unclassified name
津 つだか
Tsudaka surname
津 つはま
Tsuhama surname
津 つる
Tsuru given name
津 みなと
Minato unclassified name
津 わたり
Watari surname
津 わたる
Wataru given name
CHINESE WORDS (102)
天津 [Tiān​jīn] #2,151
Tianjin, a municipality in northeast China, abbr. 津
牛津 [Niú​jīn] #10,647
Oxford (city in England)
津贴 [jīn​tiē] #12,554
allowance
津贴 [jīn​tiē] #12,554
allowance
天津市 [Tiān​jīn​shì] #8,299
Tianjin, a municipality in northeast China, abbr. 津
津津乐道 [jīn​jīn​lè​dào] #30,548
to discuss sth enthusiastically
津津乐道 [jīn​jīn​lè​dào] #30,548
to discuss sth enthusiastically
无人问津 [wú​rén​wèn​jīn] #28,123
to be of no interest to anyone (idiom)
无人问津 [wú​rén​wèn​jīn] #28,123
to be of no interest to anyone (idiom)
津巴布韦 [Jīn​bā​bù​wéi] #31,313
Zimbabwe
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JAPANESE WORDS (88)
⭐ 興味津々 [きょうみしんしん] #9,168
very interesting
⭐ 津波 [つなみ] #14,729
tsunami
⭐ 七夕 [たなばた] #27,837
Star Festival (held in July or August)
大津 [おおつ] #37,983
Ōtsu (city in Shiga)
海神 [かいじん] #41,605
sea god
津軽 [つがる] #45,969
Tsugaru (western region of Aomori Prefecture)
摂津 [せっつ] #48,733
Settsu (former province located in the northern and central parts of present-day Osaka and the southeast of Hyogo prefectures)
大津波 [おおつなみ] #60,254
giant tsunami (over 3m in height according to the JMA definition)
天津 [てんしん] #61,262
Tianjin (China)
津々浦々 [つつうらうら] #64,336
all over the country
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KOREAN WORDS (2)
송진
resin
진액
sap; juice