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
Silence is golden. (idiom)
gilt; to gild
invested sum that can be cashed; funds on call
invested sum that can be cashed; funds on call
fluid funds; money in circulation
a prodigal son returned home is worth more than gold
a prodigal son returned home is worth more than gold
to squander money; to spend extravagantly
to squander money; to spend extravagantly
Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF)
Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF)
consumer finance
consumer finance
consumer finance; abbr. of xiāo fèi jīn róng
gold rush
prospector for gold; gold panner
reserve fund
reserve fund
overdue fine; late fine
gold armor everywhere; Curse of Golden Flower
Curse of the Golden Flower; city in golden armor
Pan Jinlian (name lit. Golden Lotus), heroine of Ming dynasty vernacular novel Jinpingmei or the Golden Lotus jīn píng méi
Pan Jinlian (name lit. Golden Lotus), heroine of Ming dynasty vernacular novel Jinpingmei or the Golden Lotus jīn píng méi
variant of yáng jīn
alchemy