衿

Information about character(s)

Radical: 衣
Radical Strokes: 6
Additional Strokes: 4
Total Strokes: 9
Variants: 紟襟

Pronunciation

Pinyin: jīn, qìn
Cantonese: gam1 kam1
JapaneseKun: ERI
JapaneseOn: KIN
Korean: KUM

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: collar or lapel of garment

CE-Dict: collar/belt/variant of 襟[jin1]

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.the front of a Chinese gown
2.the lapel of a Chinese dress -- worn by the literati in former days

康熙字典文字版 【申集下】【衣字部】衿
【唐韻】【集韻】【正韻】𠀤居吟切，音今。【爾雅】衿謂之袸。【註】衣小帶也。　又【揚子·方言】衿謂之交。【註】衣交領也。【詩·鄭風】靑靑子衿。【傳】靑衿，靑領也。　又【類篇】渠金切，音琴。其淹切，音箝。義𠀤同。　又【玉篇】巨禁切，音妗。【禮·內則】衿纓、綦屨。【註】衿猶結也。【儀禮·士昏禮】母施衿結帨。　又【前漢·揚雄傳】衿芰茄之緣衣兮。【註】衿，帶也。　又【通志·六書略】與襟同。　【韻會】作紟。
考證：〔【說文】衿謂之袸。〕　謹照原書說文改爾雅。

CF-Dict: pan/collet