劲 (jìn): strength, energy, enthusiasm
劲 (jìn) is a Chinese character meaning “strength.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 力 (semantic). It ranks #1350 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 劲 strength. Its radical form 力 (power) appears in many related characters such as 动 (dòng, (of sth) to move), 力 (lì, power), 办 (bàn, to take care of (a matter)).
Definitions
- strength
- energy
- enthusiasm
Etymology & Origin
pictophoneticstrength
Stroke Order
Practice writing 劲 with real-time feedback — trace each stroke in the correct order and build muscle memory in the HanziFeed app.
Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 劲
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 对劲adjective | duì jìn | suitable |
| 差劲adjective | chà jìn | bad |
| 劲儿noun | jìn r | erhua variant of 勁|劲 |
| 没劲verb | méi jìn | to have no strength |
| 费劲verb | fèi jìn | to require effort |
| 强劲adjective | qiáng jìng | strong |
| 干劲noun | gàn jìn | enthusiasm for doing sth |
| 带劲adjective | dài jìn | energetic |
| 对劲儿 | duì jìn r | erhua variant of 對勁|对劲 |
| 较劲verb | jiào jìn | to match one's strength with |
| 来劲adjective | lái jìn | (dialect) to be full of zeal |
| 起劲adjective | qǐ jìn | energetic |
| 一个劲adverb | yī gè jìn | continuously |
| 冲劲noun | chòng jìn | dynamism |
| 劲头noun | jìn tóu | enthusiasm |
劲 appears in 82 compound words: 22 as the first character, 48 as the last, and 30 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 劲 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
Showing 2 of 3 idioms containing 劲.
Example Sentences
写好劲字需要掌握正确的笔画顺序。
xiě hǎo jìn zì xū yāo zhǎng wò zhēng què de bǐ huà shùn xù .
To write the character "劲" correctly, you need to master the proper stroke order.
...首扛先发游击 全场2支0、敲163公里强劲击球
. . . shǒu gāng xiān fā yóu jī quán chǎng 2 zhī 0 , qiāo 1 6 3 gōng lǐ qiáng jìn jī qiú
... The first starting shortstop went 0-for-2 and knocked 163 kilometers of strong hitting
...ercury NZ上半年业绩:水力发电强劲推动盈利激增28%
. . . e r c u r y N Z shàng bàn nián yè jì : shuǐ lì fā diàn qiáng jìn tuī dòng yíng lì jī zēng 2 8
... ercury NZ's first-half results: Strong hydropower drives earnings to surge by 28%
...tems USA目标价,因公司季度表现强劲
. . . t e m s U S A mù biāo jià , yīn gōng sī jì dù biǎo xiàn qiáng jìn
... tems USA price target due to the company's strong quarterly performance
分析师称英伟达将公布强劲业绩和指引
fēn xī shī chèn yīng wěi dá jiāng gōng bù qiáng jìn yè jì hé zhǐ yǐn
Analysts say Nvidia will report strong results and guidance
“周秀娜劲敌”瑜伽租场发生意外 学生整亲头索5万心...
zhōu xiù 娜 jìn dí 瑜 伽 zū chǎng fā shēng yì wài xué shēng zhěng qīn tóu suǒ 5 wàn xīn . . .
"Zhou Xiuna's rival" yoga rental had an accident, and the student asked for 50,000 hearts...
海明威的写作风格很差劲。
Hǎimíngwēi de xiězuò fēnggé hěn chàjìn.
Hemingway had a poor writing style.
汤姆是个差劲的教练。
Tāngmǔ shì gè chàjìn de jiàoliàn.
Tom was a bad coach.
我知道汤姆是个差劲的舞蹈员。
Wǒ zhīdào Tāngmǔ shì gè chàjìn de wǔdǎo yuán.
I know that Tom is a terrible dancer.
去上海新建的绿地玩也特有劲！
Qù Shànghǎi xīnjiàn de lǜdì wán yě tèyǒu jìn!
Going to the newly built Greenland in Shanghai is really fun!
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 力 (strength) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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