矜

jīn
  1. to boast
  2. to esteem
  3. to sympathize

CEDICT

  1. (literary) to be self-important
  2. (literary) to pity; to feel sorry for; to show sympathy for
  3. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 瘝 (guān, “to be ill”)
  4. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 鰥 /鳏 (guān, “old man with no wife”)
  5. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) handle of a spear
  6. alternative form of 瘝 (guān, “to be ill”)
  7. alternative form of 鰥 /鳏 (guān, “old man with no wife”)
  8. handle of a spear
  9. restrained; reserved
  10. to be self-important
  11. to pity; to feel sorry for; to show sympathy for

Wiktionary

  1. 憐惜、憐憫。
  2. 敬慎。
  3. 敬重、推崇。
  4. 自誇、自負。
  5. 莊重自持。
  6. 驕傲自大。
  7. 禍亂。

重編國語辭典

Containing this entry

哀矜 āijīn
  1. to take pity on
  2. to feel sorry for
弔詭矜奇 diàoguǐjīnqí strange and paradoxical
矜功不立 jīngōngbùlì boasts a lot, but nothing comes of it (idiom)
矜持 jīnchí
  1. reserved
  2. aloof
矜貴 jīnguì
  1. high-born
  2. noble
  3. aristocratic
  4. conceited
自矜 zìjīn
  1. to boast
  2. to blow one's own horn
驕矜 jiāojīn
  1. haughty
  2. proud
矜育 jīnyù
矜人 jīnrén
矜憐 jīnlián
矜恤 jīnxù
矜誇 jīnkuā
矜憫 jīnmǐn

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