巾 jīn — a piece of cloth; towel; scarf; kerchief

巾
jīn

Level 1 · Common HSK 4 #40

jīn jin1

Basic definition

  1. noun a piece of cloth; towel; scarf; kerchief e.g 围巾毛巾头巾餐巾

Detailed explanation

noun
  1. (象形。甲骨文字形，象布巾下垂之形。本义:佩巾，拭布，相当于现在的手巾)
  2. towel e.g 花巾 · 小丝巾 · 巾栉 · 巾帚 · 巾帨
  3. a piece of cloth e.g 领巾围巾 巾带 · 巾车 · 巾衣 · 又指古代送葬时引柩所用的布
  4. turban e.g 巾帻 · 巾冠 · 巾絮 · 巾囊 · 巾帽 · 巾卷
  5. turban box e.g 巾笈 · 巾笥 · 巾衍 · 巾箧
verb
  1. wrap; cover e.g 巾幂

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