覲 (jìn) - To have an audience with a sovereign & to present oneself before a monarch or emperor

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jìn ｜ 18 strokes ｜ radical:

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覲 · jìn

To have an audience with a sovereign;

to present oneself before a monarch or emperor;

to pay homage to a ruler.

To have an audience with a sovereignto present oneself before a monarch or emperorto pay homage to a ruler.

Usage highlights

To have an audienceTo go to court for audienceTo pay homageImperial audienceTo request an audienceTo return from audience

Synonyms

  • 朝见— to have an audience at court
  • 谒见— to call on (a superior)

Antonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The envoy went to the capital to have an audience with the emperor (覲见皇帝).
  • Foreign dignitaries presented tribute at court (入朝覲见).
  • The prince was summoned for an imperial audience (奉召入覲).
  • Officials gathered for the New Year's audience (朝覲大典).

Collocations

  • To have an audience(覲见)
  • To go to court for audience(入覲)
  • To pay homage(朝覲)
  • Imperial audience(覲礼)
  • To request an audience(请覲)
  • To return from audience(归覲)

Idioms

  • To have an audience and return(覲见而归)
  • To travel far to pay homage(远涉朝覲)
  • To present tribute at court(入贡覲见)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • In imperial China, '覲' referred to the formal ceremony where officials and foreign envoys presented themselves before the emperor.
  • The term carries strong associations with feudal hierarchy and the ritualized relationship between sovereign and subject.
  • Historically used in diplomatic contexts for foreign missions paying homage to the Chinese emperor.

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