津

jīn

ferry; saliva; ford

How to write 津, stroke by stroke

abbr. for Tianjin 天津; saliva; sweat; a ferry crossing; a ford (river crossing)

Pictophonetic: semantic 氵 (water), phonetic 聿

Made of 氵 + 聿

津贴jīn tiēallowance
问津wèn jīnto make inquiries (mostly used in the negative)
汗津津hàn jīn jīnsweaty
津津jīn jīnenthusiastic; ardent; (with) great relish
津浪jīn làngtsunami; same as 海嘯|海啸
指点迷津zhǐ diǎn mí jīnto show sb how to get to the right path
津津乐道jīn jīn lè dàoto discuss sth enthusiastically
岗位津贴gǎng wèi jīn tiēpost allowance; job-specific subsidy
两颊生津liǎng jiá shēng jīnmouth-watering; to whet one's appetite
津梁jīn liánglit. ferry bridge; fig. interim measure over some difficulty; a guide
津津有味jīn jīn yǒu wèiwith keen interest (idiom); with great pleasure; with gusto; eagerly
天津tiān jīnTianjin municipality (abbr. to 津)

那场演讲很长，但我却听得津津有味。
nà chǎng yǎn jiǎng hěn cháng ， dàn wǒ què tīng dé jīn jīn yǒu wèi 。
The lecture was very long, but I enjoyed it none the less.
这是去牛津大学的车吗？
zhè shì qù niú jīn dà xué de chē ma ？
Is this the bus to Oxford?
我是牛津大学的学生。
wǒ shì niú jīn dà xué de xué shēng 。
I am a student at Oxford University.