Scarf in Chinese (Mandarin): 围巾 (wéijīn)

围巾
wéijīn
scarf
- Simplified
- 围巾
- Traditional
- 圍巾
- Pinyin
- wéijīn
- Typed as
- weijin
Use it in a sentence
围巾绕在脖子上。
圍巾繞在脖子上。
The scarf is wrapped around the neck.
The characters in 围巾
围 / 圍
To wrap around. 囗, an enclosure, goes around it.
7 strokes
巾
A piece of cloth.
3 strokes
围巾 is a "wrap-around cloth". 巾 is also in 毛巾 (máojīn, towel).
More examples with 围巾
奶奶给我织了一条围巾。
奶奶給我織了一條圍巾。
Nǎinai gěi wǒ zhī le yì tiáo wéijīn.
Grandma knitted me a scarf.
我戴上围巾。
我戴上圍巾。
Wǒ dài shang wéijīn.
I put on my scarf.
How to write 围巾 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
围 7 strokes
巾 3 strokes
In Traditional characters:
圍 12 strokes
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