搢 (jìn) - To insert & to stick into

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jìn ｜ 13 strokes ｜ radical:

傑君

搢 · jìn

To insert;

to stick into;

to place between;

to wear (an official tablet in the girdle in ancient times).

To insertto stick intoto place between

Usage highlights

Insert documentWear official tabletInsert betweenPlace in girdleStick intoInsert and withdraw

Synonyms

  • 插— insert, stick into
  • 置— place, put

Antonyms

  • 拔— pull out, extract
  • 抽— draw out, withdraw

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He inserted the document into the file (搢入文件).
  • Officials in ancient China wore tablets in their girdles (搢笏).
  • She placed the bookmark between the pages (搢在书页间).

Collocations

  • Insert document(搢文件)
  • Wear official tablet(搢笏)
  • Insert between(搢入)
  • Place in girdle(搢绅)
  • Stick into(搢插)
  • Insert and withdraw(搢抽)

Idioms

  • Gentlemen and officials(搢绅)
  • Insert the tablet and bow(搢笏而拜)
  • The scholar-official class(搢绅先生)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • In ancient China, officials would wear a tablet (笏) in their girdle as a symbol of rank and authority.
  • The character appears in classical texts referring to the act of inserting or placing official tablets.
  • 搢绅 became a term referring to the scholar-official class in imperial China.

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