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
working capital; revolving fund; petty cash
working capital; revolving fund; petty cash
invulnerable to attack; well fortified
China Scholarship Council (CSC)
China Scholarship Council (CSC)
TW old age pension; citizens' annuity
TW old age pension; citizens' annuity
international peace foundation
international peace foundation
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Finance Corporation
International Finance Corporation
James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin (1811-1863), British High Commissioner to China who ordered the looting and destruction of the Old Winter Palace Yuanmingyuan yuán míng yuán in 1860
the Elgin Marbles from the Parthenon
the Elgin Marbles, the Parthenon marbles stolen in 1801-1810 by Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin
foundation (institution supported by an endowment)
very rich; lit. pile up gold and jade
very rich; lit. pile up gold and jade
greater flameback woodpecker
greater flameback woodpecker species
Tianjin World Financial Center skyscraper
Tianjin World Financial Center skyscraper
The Secret of the Golden Flower, Taoist text