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Character

禁

jìn HSK 4
jīn HSK 6
禁 jìn HSK 4
  • 1. to forbid; to prohibit
  • 2. to imprison; to detain
  • 3. prohibition; taboo imposed by law or custom
  • 4. imperial palace (historical)
  • 5. prison; jail
  • 6. to avoid; to abstain from (taboo)
  • 7. a surname
Words using 禁 as jìn (4)
禁 jīn HSK 6
  • 1. to withstand; to endure; to be durable
  • 2. to hold back; to restrain (often used with "不")
Words using 禁 as jīn (3)
  • 1 不禁 bù jīn — can't help but HSK 6
    • 不 not, negation
    • 禁 to restrain, to endure, to withstand
    Example

    听到这个好消息，他不禁笑了起来。

    tīng dào zhè ge hǎo xiāo xi tā bù jīn xiào le qǐ lái

    Hearing this good news, he couldn't help but smile.

  • 2 情不自禁 qíng bù zì jīn — cannot help but HSK 7
    • 情 emotion, feeling
    • 不 not, cannot
    • 自 self, oneself
    • 禁 restrain, control, prohibit
    Example

    看到这美丽的景色，她情不自禁地笑了。

    kàn dào zhè měi lì de jǐng sè tā qíng bù zì jīn de xiào le

    Seeing this beautiful scenery, she couldn't help but smile.

  • 3 禁不住 jīn bu zhù — cannot help but HSK 7
    • 禁 to restrain, to endure, to control
    • 不 not, negation particle
    • 住 to hold, to stop (resultative complement)
    Example

    她禁不住流下了眼泪。

    tā jīn bu zhù liú xià le yǎn lèi

    She couldn't help but shed tears.

Structure & writing
禁 jìn — to forbid; to prohibit
Xpinyin

禁 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 林 lín — forest; grove of trees or bamboo
林 is a component in 8 characters
HSK 3
楚 chǔ vitex (a type of deciduous shrub, as referenced in classical texts)
HSK 4
梦 mèng dream (physiological phenomenon during sleep) 禁 jìn to forbid; to prohibit 麻 má herbaceous plant of the hemp family (e.g. cannabis, ramie, abutilon, flax); stem-bark fiber used to make rope and cloth
HSK 6
淋 lín to drip or splash onto a surface
HSK 7
婪 lán greedy; insatiably covetous of wealth 彬 bīn refined and cultured (see "彬彬") 焚 fén to burn
2 示 shì — to show; to indicate; to display
示 is a component in 9 characters
HSK 2
票 piào a ticket, note, or slip used as a voucher or credential
HSK 4
标 biāo treetop; tip of a branch 禁 jìn to forbid; to prohibit 际 jì border; edge; boundary area
HSK 5
奈 nài how; in what way; what to do about 款 kuǎn sincere; hospitable
HSK 7
宗 zōng ancestor 祭 jì to pay tribute to the deceased 蒜 suàn garlic (herbaceous plant with white flowers; young leaves and flower stalks are edible)

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