襟
Ideographic: Cloth 衤 that restricts 禁; 禁 also provides the pronunciationRadical: 衣
meaning for 襟 jīn:
- - lapel
- - overlap of Chinese gown
- - fig. bosom (the seat of emotions)
- - to cherish (ambition, desires, honorable intentions etc) in one's bosomthe front piece(s) of a Chinese jacket
- - lapellapel of jacket
- - heart
- - aspiration
- - visionbosom (the seat of emotions)
- - one's mindto sit upright and still (idiom)buttoned Chinese jacket