巾 jīn
noun | Radical 50
: towel; cloth
Kun Reading
巾 | はば haba
noun
: width; breadth
: freedom (of thought); latitude
: gap; difference (in price); range (of voice)
巾 | べき beki
noun | Math term
: a power
On Reading
巾 | きん kin
noun
: napkin; cloth
巾幗[帼]鬚眉 jin1’guo2xu1mei2: woman with a manly spirit
毛巾 mao2jin1: towel
圍巾 wei2 jin1: scarf; shawl
領巾 ling3jin1: neckscarf/neckerchief
衛生巾 wei4sheng1 jin1: sanitary napkin
布巾 | ふきん fukin: tea-towel; dish cloth
Japanese Expression
口巾ったい | くちはばったい kuchi habattai: acting smart; bragging
巾を利かせる | はばをきかせる haba o kikaseru: to throw one’s weight around/to exercise one’s authority; to make one’s presence felt
巾が出る | はばがでる haba ga deru: to become wider
Chinese Expression
戴綠頭巾 dai4 lü4 tou2 jin1: lit. to wear green headband (to visit a Yuan dynasty brothel): cuckold
象形 Pictographic.
Picture of a small piece of cloth – a kerchief or towel – hanging down.
“Turban / Scarf” Radical 50
Examples:
用紙巾把水吸乾。
yong4 zhi3jin1 ba3 shui3 xi1gan1
Sop up the water with a paper towel.
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
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