禁

jìn

to prohibit

to forbid

forest sound (林) + sacred decree (示) = to prohibit

示 relates to ritual, divine decree, and sacred display — what the gods show us, we must not violate. 林 contributes the sound jìn rather than a forest meaning.

林+示→禁
林Forest (two trees)Phonetic
示To showSemantic

这里禁止停车。

zhè lǐ jìn zhǐ tíng chē。

Parking is forbidden here.

学校禁止学生在课堂上用手机。

xué xiào jìn zhǐ xué sheng zài kè táng shàng yòng shǒu jī。

The school forbids students from using mobile phones in class.

Words with 禁

宵禁

xiāo jìn

night curfew

禁足

jìn zú

to forbid sb to go out

禁运

jìn yùn

embargo

禁不住

jīn bu zhù

can't help it

禁制

jìn zhì

to control

软禁

ruǎn jìn

to place under house arrest

严禁

yán jìn

to strictly prohibit

囚禁

qiú jìn

to imprison

紫禁城

zǐ jìn chéng

the Forbidden City

违禁

wéi jìn

to violate a prohibition or ban

违禁品

wéi jìn pǐn

prohibited goods; contraband

违禁药品

wéi jìn yào pǐn

illegal medicines

More characters with 林

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