禁 (jìn) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning & Stroke Order
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 禁 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.
Stroke Order & Practice
Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.
HSK 4 Words Containing 禁
禁止
to prohibit; to ban
博物馆里禁止拍照。
Bówùguǎn lǐ jìnzhǐ pāizhào.
Photography is prohibited in the museum.
Tasks Featuring 禁 / 相关任务
Words containing 禁 appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:
About the character 禁
禁 (jìn) means to prohibit; to forbid. It is one of the 150 characters HSK 4 expects you to write from memory. Practice the stroke order until it feels automatic — most learners need 5–10 successful traces before a character "sticks".