僅
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jǐn · only, merely, solely, just

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13Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 僅

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Example sentences

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Tā bù jǐn jǐn shì yì guó zhī jūn.他不僅僅是一國之君。

He was more than a king.

Source: Tatoeba #346889 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā bù jǐn yǒu xué shí huán yǒu jīng yàn.他不僅有學識還有經驗。

He has not only learning but experience.

Source: Tatoeba #781177 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ mén bù jǐn xū yào chōng zú de shuǐ, huán xū yào qián jìng de shuǐ.我們不僅需要充足的水,還需要乾淨的水。

We need not only adequate water but clean water.

Source: Tatoeba #1401678 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Qí lì jǐn zài bái tiān tú bù lǚ xíng.齊莉僅在白天徒步旅行。

Ziri only hiked by day.

Source: Tatoeba #13495614 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nà xiē wú jiā kě guī de rén měi tiān guò zhù jǐn gòu hú kǒu de shēng huó.那些無家可歸的人每天過著僅夠糊口的生活。

Those homeless people are living hand-to-mouth.

Source: Tatoeba #1401720 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Qiū jí ěr bù jǐn shì yí wèi wěi dà de zhèng zhì jiā, huán shì yí wèi wěi dà de zuò jiā.邱吉爾不僅是一位偉大的政治家,還是一位偉大的作家。

In addition to being a great statesman, Churchill was a great writer.

Source: Tatoeba #348468 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 僅 in context

  1. Say jǐn, then recall the core meaning: only, merely, solely, just.
  2. Write all 13 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 僅 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.