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Characters, words, pinyin or English

禁 jìn to restrict

to restrict; to prohibit; to forbid

How to remember 禁: 林 a wood + 示 sign = to restrict. At the edge of a wood, the ranger paints a sign on a tree because the town wants to restrict dogs to the path.

  • 986. most frequent character
  • HSK 4
  • 13 strokes
  • Radical 示

Component breakdown

禁 = 林 a wood + 示 sign

  • 林 a wood
    • 木 tree
    • 木 tree
  • 示 sign
The Gushi story

At the edge of a wood, the ranger paints a sign on a tree because the town wants to restrict dogs to the path.

How it is used

  • Read jìn: to prohibit - 禁止 (jìnzhǐ) forbid: 禁止吸烟 (jìnzhǐ xīyān) no smoking; 严禁 (yánjìn) strictly forbid.
  • Alt reading jīn = to bear/hold back: 不禁 (bùjīn) can't help but, 情不自禁 (qíngbúzìjīn) unable to restrain oneself.
  • So the reading flips the meaning - 禁止 (ban) vs 忍不住 sense of 禁不住 (jīnbuzhù, can't help it).

Words with 禁

Example sentences

  • 这里禁止出入。 Zhèli jìnzhǐ chūrù.Entry to this place is forbidden.