jìnjīn

prohibit, forbid

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
林 sound component

  Sound component

lín

  

forest

示 meaning component

  Meaning component

shì

  

show

Evolution

禁 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
禁 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
禁 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

jìn

restrict, prohibit, forbid; to prohibit; to forbid

 

jīn

to endure

Most common words with 禁
Freq.
Word
Meaning

禁止

to prohibit

to prohibit

不禁

can't help (doing sth)

禁区

restricted area

监禁

to imprison

Component uses

Meaning component in 2 characters (0 verified)

Sound component in 2 characters (0 verified)