jìn

have imperial audience

Components
堇 sound component

  Sound component

jǐn

  

clay

见 meaning component

  Meaning component

jiànxiàn

  

see

meet

Evolution

觐 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
觐 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
觐 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
觐 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

jìn

have imperial audience; (history) to have an audience with the Emperor

Most common words with 觐
Freq.
Word
Meaning

(history) to have an audience with the Emperor

朝觐

hajj (Islam)

觐见

to have an audience (with the Emperor)