jīn

Radical: 矛 pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

矜 decomposes into the following components:

Semantic component: ; phonetic component: .

Words containing 矜

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 矜.

哀矜
āi jīn
to take pity on
矜持
jīn chí
reserved
矜贵
jīn guì
high-born
自矜
zì jīn
骄矜
jiāo jīn
haughty
吊诡矜奇
diào guǐ jīn qí
strange and paradoxical
矜功不立
jīn gōng bù lì
boasts a lot, but nothing comes of it (idiom)

Related characters (radical 矛)

Characters that share the radical .

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