禁 (jìn): to prohibit, to forbid, to endure
禁 (jìn) is a Chinese character meaning “to prohibit.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 林 (phonetic) and 示 (semantic). It ranks #985 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 禁 altar. Its radical form 礻 (spirit) appears in many related characters such as 票 (piào, ticket), 视 (shì, (literary, or bound form) to look at), 示 (shì, to show).
Definitions
- to prohibit
- to forbid
- to endure
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 禁
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 禁止verb | jìn zhǐ | to prohibit | 4 |
| 不禁adverb | bù jīn | can't help (doing sth) | 6 |
| 严禁verb | yán jìn | to strictly prohibit | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 监禁verb | jiān jìn | to imprison |
| 囚禁verb | qiú jìn | to imprison |
| 情不自禁phrase | qíng bù zì jīn | (idiom) cannot refrain from |
| 宵禁verb | xiāo jìn | night curfew |
| 禁令noun | jìn lìng | prohibition |
| 禁忌verb | jìn jì | taboo |
| 关禁闭 | guān jìn bì | to put in detention (a soldier, a pupil) |
| 禁欲verb | jìn yù | to suppress desire |
| 禁区noun | jìn qū | restricted area |
| 软禁verb | ruǎn jìn | to place under house arrest |
| 禁锢verb | jìn gù | to confine |
| 拘禁verb | jū jìn | constraint |
| 禁不住verb | jīn bu zhù | can't help it |
| 失禁verb | shī jìn | to lose control of one's bladder or bowels |
| 禁酒verb | jìn jiǔ | prohibition |
禁 appears in 84 compound words: 52 as the first character, 31 as the last, and 17 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 禁 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (10)
Showing 7 of 10 idioms containing 禁.
Example Sentences
这里禁止吸烟，请遵守规定。
Zhèlǐ jìnzhǐ xīyān, qǐng zūnshǒu guīdìng.
Smoking is prohibited here; please follow the regulations.
男生小便后甩一甩会不会导致尿失禁?盆底肌松弛者需谨慎吗
nán shēng xiǎo biàn hòu shuǎi yī shuǎi huì bù huì dǎo zhì niào shī jīn ? pén de jī sōng chí zhě xū jǐn shèn ma
Will a boy's throw after urinating cause urinary incontinence? Should people with loose pelvic floor muscles be cautious?
中国对多家日本公司实施出口禁令
zhōng guó duì duō jiā rì běn gōng sī shí shī chū kǒu jīn lìng
China imposed an export ban on several Japanese companies
【有片】“曼联JJ”浮夸金球 卡域克被禁起用?
yǒu piàn 曼 lián J J fú kuā jīn qiú kǎ yù kè bèi jīn qǐ yòng ?
"Manchester United JJ" exaggerated golden ball Carrick was banned?
一环内禁燃!云岩区春节期间烟花爆竹禁限放区域、时...
yī huán nèi jīn rán ! yún yán qū chūn jié qī jiān yān huā bào zhú jīn xiàn fàng qū yù , shí . . .
No combustion in the first ring! During the Spring Festival in Yunyan District, fireworks and firecrackers are prohibited and restricted, time...
宁远县城管局:禁燃禁放不松懈 守护平安祥和年
nìng yuǎn xiàn chéng guǎn jú jīn rán jīn fàng bù sōng xiè shǒu hù píng ān xiáng hé nián
Ningyuan County Urban Management Bureau: ban on burning and discharge of no slack guarding the peace and tranquility of the year
汤姆讨厌在禁烟区吸烟的人。
Tāngmǔ tǎoyàn zài jìnyānqū xīyān de rén.
Tom doesn't like people who smoke in no smoking areas.
德国将禁止雇主在脸书上偷窥。
Déguó jiāng jìnzhǐ gùzhǔ zài Liǎnshū shàng tōukuī.
Germany is to ban employers from snooping on Facebook.
他禁止斯库拉再与易迪尔见面。
Tā jìnzhǐ Sīkùlā zài yǔ Yìdí'ěr jiànmiàn.
He forbade Skura from ever seeing Yidir.
她得知父亲突然离世，不禁心如刀割。
Tā dézhī fùqīn tūrán líshì, bù jìn xīnrúdāogē.
She was filled with deep grief to hear of her father's sudden death.
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