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巾 jīn

cloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel

Strokes
3
Level
HSK 4
Type
Pictograph
Made of 冂丨 ⿻冂丨

Memory hint: A curtain or towel hanging from a rack

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  1. 妈妈给我织了一条围巾。
    Māma gěi wǒ zhīle yì tiáo wéijīn.
    Mom knitted a scarf for me.
    mom for me knit (particle) one (measure) scarf
  2. 这条围巾是羊毛的吗？
    Zhè tiáo wéijīn shì yángmáo de ma?
    Is this scarf made of wool?
    this (measure) scarf is wool (particle) (question)
  3. 天冷了，你戴上围巾吧。
    Tiān lěng le, nǐ dài shàng wéijīn ba.
    It's cold now, put on your scarf.
    sky cold (particle), you wear on scarf (suggestion)
  4. 桌子上没有干净的毛巾。
    Zhuōzi shàng méiyǒu gānjìng de máojīn.
    There's no clean towel on the table.
    table on not-have clean (particle) towel
  5. 冬天出门的时候，我总是围着围巾。
    Dōngtiān chūmén de shíhou, wǒ zǒngshì wéizhe wéijīn.
    When I go out in winter, I always wear a scarf.
    winter go-out (particle) time, I always wear-(particle) scarf

Words with 巾 (2)