禁 (gam3 kam1 gam1 | jin4 jin1) : prohibit; imprison; restrain; endure

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禁

gam3 kam1 gam1

jin4 jin1

[粵] gam3 [國] jin4
[1] [v] prohibit; forbid; ban
[2] [v] imprison; confine; detain
[3] [n] royal residence; forbidden area

[粵] gam3 [國] jin1
[v] restrain or contain oneself

[粵] kam1 [國] jin1
[v] endure; bear; stand

gam1 is an archaic reading used only occasionally in literary context for the meaning of "endure".

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Stroke count: 13

Level: 2

Radical: 示 (#113)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

禁

Don't confuse with:
楚

This word has been viewed 10383 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 4th Mar 2015 14:12

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禁止 gam3 zi2 jin4 zhi3 = to forbid; prohibited

紫禁城 zi2 gam3 sing4 zi3 jin4 cheng2 = The Forbidden City

不禁 bat1 gam3 bu4 jin1; bu4 jin4 = cannot help doing

嚴禁 jim4 gam3 yan2 jin4 = to strictly prohibit

禁區 gam3 keoi1 jin4 qu1 = prohibited zone; penalty area

囚禁 cau4 gam3 qiu2 jin4 = captivity; imprison

拘禁 keoi1 gam3 ju1 jin4 = constraint, restrain

監禁 gaam1 gam3 jian1 jin4 = to imprison

禁運 gam3 wan6 jin4 yun4 = embargo

全面禁止 cyun4 min6 gam3 zi2 quan2 mian4 jin4 zhi3 = complete prohibition; total ban
See all 39 compounds (CantoDict reports 42 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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車站入閘後及車廂內，嚴禁飲食
Eating or drinking is not allowed on trains, or in the paid areas of stations.
[MTR announcement]

請注意，地鐵車廂內嚴禁飲食，請保持車廂清潔衛生，多謝合作
Please remember. No eating or drinking on MTR trains. Help us keep them fresh, clean and tidy. Thank you!
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,132183 It's supposed to be a MTR announcement, but the wordings are not exactly the same.]

禁區前有落。粵
(Please) let me off before the no standing zone.
[said to minibus drivers]

人質囚禁咗二十日後獲釋。粵
The hostages have been set free after 20 days in captivity.
[Aspect marker 咗 is used to indicate passive voice.]

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Decimal representation of this word: 禁
Unicode code for this character: U+7981 (off-site link)

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