jīn

gold; money; golden

HSK 4 #260

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 260th character
Radical ⾦ (167.0)
Strokes 8
Index # 1166

Definitions

金 jīn
  1. 1. gold
  2. 2. money
  3. 3. golden
  4. 4. generic term for lustrous and ductile metals
  5. 5. chemical element Au
  6. 6. surname Jin
  7. 7. surname Kim (Korean)
  8. 8. highly respected
  9. 9. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
  10. 10. one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments bā yīn

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Words containing 金

Word Meaning
scholarship; student grant; education grant
Beijing World Financial Center, skyscraper
Beijing World Financial Center, skyscraper
finance
finance
extravagant
extravagant
promise of great value; a promise kept
a very valuable promise; a promise kept
Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold, TCM book
Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold, med text
can't be bought for one thousand in gold (idiom)
can't be bought for one thousand in gold (idiom)
fig. sb shows up unexpectedly and disrupts the plan
fig. sb shows up unexpectedly and disrupts the plan
unexpected newcomer disrupts plans
unexpected newcomer who ruins plans
Indian golden oriole
Indian golden oriole bird
old local trade tax in late Qing China
Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
to commit suicide by swallowing gold
gold bearing; metal bearing (ore)
moneymaking; money-spinning