巾 · jīn

cloth; towel

Radical pronunciation

Radical summary

#50

Kangxi

3

Strokes

#40

Frequency

Visual hint

A hanging cloth or square towel: a vertical stroke and horizontal like a towel on a branch.

Suggests cloth, towel, flag, clothing, or fabric items.

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巾

3 examples

市

shì

market; city; commerce

HSK 2

布

bù

cloth; to spread; to distribute

HSK 3

帮

bāng

to help; gang/group

HSK 3

Cloth/towel radical. Found in 市 (market), 布 (cloth/to spread), 帮 (to help).

A square cloth hanging in mid-air: the vertical is the branch, the horizontal is the cloth draped over it.

带: 巾 is plain cloth; 带 contains 巾 with added strokes on top — cloth with binding straps.

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