HSK 5 · Clothing

围巾 wéijīn “scarf” in Chinese

Traditional 圍巾

What 围巾 means

  1. scarf
  2. shawl

Measure word 条 tiáo · 一条围巾 yì tiáo wéijīn

How to say 围巾

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale围wéi2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale巾jīn1st tone, high and level

围巾 in a sentence

  1. 你为什么戴那条围巾？

    Nǐ wèishénme dài nà tiáo wéijīn?

    Why are you wearing that scarf?

    Sentence #5551024 from Tatoeba

  2. 我想给妻子买一件礼物。我打算买一条围巾。

    Wǒ xiǎng gěi qīzi mǎi yí jiàn lǐwù. Wǒ dǎsuàn mǎi yì tiáo wéijīn.

    I’d like to buy my wife a present. I’m thinking of a scarf.

    Sentence #1776778 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 这条围巾摸起来又软又滑。

    Zhè tiáo wéijīn mō qǐlai yòu ruǎn yòu huá.

    This scarf feels soft and smooth.

    Sentence #359010 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

How 围巾 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 围 (wéi) with each of its parts in a different colour
围wéito encircle
  • 囗enclosure · wéiMeaning part
  • 韦tanned leather · wéiSound part

囗 hints at the meaning (enclosure); 韦 (wéi) hints at the sound. Compare it with wéi.

The character 巾 (jīn) with each of its parts in a different colour
巾jīntowel
  • 冂down box · jiōng
  • 丨line · gǔn

How to write 围巾

围 7 strokes · 巾 3 strokes

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围巾 (wéijīn) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 围巾 (wéijīn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 围巾

Words with 围

周围zhōuwéi · environs围绕wéirào · to revolve around范围fànwéi · range包围bāowéi · to surround

Words with 巾

毛巾máojīn · towel

More words: Clothing & Appearance

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FAQs

围巾 (wéijīn) means “scarf” or “shawl”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it wéijīn: wéi with a 2nd tone, then jīn with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 围巾 is written 圍巾. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 条 (tiáo). For example, one scarf is 一条围巾 (yì tiáo wéijīn).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type weijin with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 围巾 from the suggestions. Typing weijin into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
围巾 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.