縉 (jìn) - Jin — refers to a reddish silk fabric & historically used in official titles and place names

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jìn ｜ 16 strokes ｜ radical:

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縉 · jìn

Jin — refers to a reddish silk fabric;

historically used in official titles and place names;

also appears in classical Chinese texts.

Jin — refers to a reddish silk fabrichistorically used in official titles and place namesalso appears in classical Chinese texts.

Usage highlights

Jin ShenJin BoJin ShiJinyun CountyJin Jin

Synonyms

  • 绅— gentry, official (in 缙绅)
  • 帛— silk fabric (in 缙帛)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He was appointed as Jin Shi (缙绅) in ancient times.
  • The fabric was made of jin silk (缙帛).
  • Jinyun County is in Zhejiang Province (缙云县).
  • The Jin Shen class were scholar-officials (缙绅).

Collocations

  • Jin Shen(缙绅)
  • Jin Bo(缙帛)
  • Jin Shi(缙绅)
  • Jinyun County(缙云县)
  • Jin Jin(缙缙)

Idioms

  • The class of scholar-officials(缙绅之士)
  • Dressed in red silk(缙绅先生)
  • Elegant and refined(缙绅之林)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Historically associated with scholar-officials (缙绅) in imperial China.
  • Refers to reddish silk fabric used in official garments.
  • Appears in place names like Jinyun County in Zhejiang.

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