jìn

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Forbidden  to speak  also provides the pronunciation

Components

Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
SoundMeaning component
jìn, jīn prohibit, forbid

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangɡrɯmʔ
ɡrɯms

說文解字

口閉也。从口禁聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica