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
pure gold
in a dazzling, drunken life of luxury
paper gold (finance); gold contract
paper gold (finance); gold contract
Purple Mountain Observatory
Japanese ardisia (Ardisia japonica)
Zijin county in Heyuan hé yuán, Guangdong
Zijin county in Heyuan hé yuán, Guangdong
violet cuckoo bird
violet cuckoo bird
emerald dove; green-winged dove
(bird species of China) common emerald dove (Chalcophaps indica)
Wikimedia Foundation
Wikimedia Foundation
Zhijin, a county in Guizhou
Zhijin County, Guizhou
Zhijin County, Bijie, Guizhou, China
Zhijin County, Bijie, Guizhou, China
gilt brocade
gilt brocade
fine; to forfeit
(bird species of China) American golden plover (Pluvialis dominica)
American golden plover bird
to be close friends
to be close friends