仅 (jǐn) is a Chinese character meaning “only”. It is written from 亻 (person (the form 人 takes on the left)) and 又 (again), side by side, and takes 4 strokes.
Build the character for “only; merely”
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Structure
亻 + 又
Left–right structure
Structure from: Unicode U+4EC5 与 hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 现代字形核验（左「亻」2 笔 + 右「又」2 笔 = 4 笔）
Memory aid
A person (亻) on the left, and on the right 又 — "again". Both parts are really in this character: one person, and that is it — only this much, nothing more.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
4 strokes
In real words
- 不仅bù jǐnnot only; not merely仅 = jǐn
- 仅仅jǐn jǐnonly; merely; just仅 = jǐnspoken asjín jǐn
Go deeper
All readings
only; merely
only; merely; barely; no more than
只；不过。表示限于某个数量或范围，没有更多。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 不仅bù jǐnnot only; not merely仅 = jǐn
- 仅仅jǐn jǐnonly; merely; just仅 = jǐnspoken asjín jǐn
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 仅 mean?
仅 (jǐn) means only; merely; barely; no more than.
How do you pronounce 仅?
It is pronounced jǐn.
What parts is 仅 made of?
亻 (person (the form 人 takes on the left)) and 又 (again), side by side. The recorded source is: Unicode U+4EC5 与 hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 现代字形核验（左「亻」2 笔 + 右「又」2 笔 = 4 笔）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 仅 have?
4. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 仅?
亻. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 仅?
Common ones are 不仅 and 仅仅. The reading of 仅 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.