噤

jìn

口 + 禁

Definitions

jìn unable to speak; silent

Etymology

Forbidden 禁 to speak 口; 禁 also provides the pronunciation

About

噤 (jìn) combines the mouth radical 口 (kǒu) with the phonetic 禁 (jìn, "forbid"). The mouth on the left signals the meaning, while 禁 on the right supplies the pronunciation and a sense of prohibition. The character denotes keeping the mouth tightly closed or complete silence, and extends to being unable to speak from cold, fear, or illness, a forced muteness that echoes the restriction in 禁.

Etymology Hide

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Example Sentences Hide

大家请噤声。

Dàjiā qǐng jìnshēng.

Everyone, please keep silent.

他突然噤声不语。

Tā túrán jìnshēng bù yǔ.

He suddenly fell silent and stopped speaking.

一阵冷风让他打寒噤。

Yī zhèn lěng fēng ràng tā dǎ hánjìn.

A gust of cold wind made him shiver.

在恐怖片中，她吓得直打寒噤。

Zài kǒngbù piàn zhōng, tā xià de zhí dǎ hánjìn.

During the horror movie, she was so scared that she kept shivering.

老师严厉的目光使学生们立刻噤声。

Lǎoshī yánlì de mùguāng shǐ xuéshēngmen lìkè jìnshēng.

The teacher's stern gaze made the students immediately fall silent.

由于气氛紧张，所有人都噤声等待结果。

Yóuyú qìfēn jǐnzhāng, suǒyǒu rén dōu jìnshēng děngdài jiéguǒ.

Due to the tense atmosphere, everyone kept silent waiting for the result.

他本想发言，但看到众人的表情后便噤声了。

Tā běn xiǎng fāyán, dàn kàn dào zhòngrén de biǎoqíng hòu biàn jìnshēng le.

He originally wanted to speak, but after seeing everyone's expressions, he fell silent.

在法庭上，证人被警告后不得不噤声，以免影响审判。

Zài fǎtíng shàng, zhèngrén bèi jǐnggào hòu bùdebù jìnshēng, yǐmiǎn yǐngxiǎng shěnpàn.

In the courtroom, the witness had to keep silent after being warned, so as not to affect the trial.

Related Characters

Component: 口

Component: 禁

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