巾(jīn)
Origin:
“巾”的本义是“手巾”或“擦抹用布”，又是古代的一种头冠，例如汉末农民起义军头裹黄巾，称为“黄巾
军”。
This character’s original meaning was “hand towel” or “rag.” In ancient times, “巾” was a kind of crown. During the end of Eastern Han Dynasty, a peasant uprising army wrapped yellow scarves around their heads, and they were called the “Yellow Turban Army.”
Meaning:
a piece of cloth (as used for a towel, scarf, kerchief, etc.)
Words:
毛巾(máojīn): towel
浴巾(yùjīn): bath towel
围巾(wéijīn): scarf
巾帼英雄(jīnguóyīngxióng): heroine
Sentences:
1、Zuótiān mǎi de máojīn hěn piányi.
昨天买的毛巾很便宜。
昨天买的毛巾很便宜。
The towel I bought yesterday was very cheap.
2、Huā Mùlán shì yíwèi jīnguóyīngxióng.
花木兰是一位巾帼英雄。
花木兰是一位巾帼英雄。
Hua Mulan is a heroine.
