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Every source I look it says it's called はば AND きん. But in what situation do I
call it きん instead of はば?

Also, it's usually specified as はばへん and きんへん, in my understanding へん radicals
are always on the left of the kanji. So how do I call 巾 in kanjis such as 市,
常, and 姉?
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How do I call the 巾 radical?
> But in what situation do I call it きん instead of はば?

To refer to the 巾 radical - never.

There are [rare
cases](https://ja.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%AE%8F#.E7.B5.83.28.E7.B3.B8.29) in
which 巾 is pronounced this way as a noun. And of course 巾 is pronounced キン in
many compound words.

> 幅

はばへん or less often きんべん

> 市

はば
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