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strap on a horse's breast

HSK 10
Jìn, jìn
キン、コン
むながい
Phonosemantic compound. 革 represents the meaning and 斤 represents the sound.
Components
leather+ catty =
strap on a horse's breast
Meaning component
leather
leather, animal hides
Phonetic component
jīn catty
a catty (approximately 500 g)
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Seal
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
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)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[Jìn]
surname Jin
[jìn]
martingale; stingy
Example Sentences