仅
僅jǐn
#494 most
frequent character
only, merely, barely
adverb
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
仅 has 亻 'person' as the meaning part, hinting that ability is a human quality. 又 is an emptied form of 堇 jǐn, which once gave the sound. The sense 'only' was later borrowed only for its sound.
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Example Sentences
我仅有一块糖。
wǒ jǐn yǒu yīkuài táng 。
I only have one piece of candy.
她仅仅是个学生。
tā jǐnjǐn shì gè xuéshēng 。
She is merely a student.
这本书仅有两页。
zhè běn shū jǐn yǒu liǎngyè 。
This book barely has two pages.
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