jīn

gold; metals in general; money

HSK 4 #260

DEFINITIONS

金 jīn
  • surname Jin
  • surname Kim (Korean)
  • Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
  • gold
  • chemical element Au
  • generic term for lustrous and ductile metals
  • money
  • golden
  • highly respected
  • one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

STROKES

金 stroke order diagram
金 stroke order animation

WORDS

字塔 jīn zì tǎ pyramid (building or structure)
养老 yǎng lǎo jīn pension
额 jīn é sum of money; monetary value
鱼 jīn yú goldfish
门 jīn mén Kinmen or Quemoy islands off the Fujian coast, administered by Taiwan; Jinmen county in Quanzhou 泉州[Quan2 zhou1], Fujian, PRC
yòng jīn commission
hé jīn alloy
属 zhòng jīn shǔ heavy metal
矿 jīn kuàng gold mine; gold ore
yóu jīn Eugene (name)
退休 tuì xiū jīn retirement pay; pension
dìng jīn down payment; advance payment
赔偿 péi cháng jīn compensation
店 wǔ jīn diàn hardware store; ironmonger's store
丝雀 jīn sī què canary
香 yù jīn xiāng tulip
chóu jīn monetary reward; remuneration
qiān jīn thousand jin 斤 (pounds) of gold; money and riches; (honorific) invaluable (support); (honorific) daughter
fá jīn fine; to forfeit
táo jīn to pan for gold; to try to make a fortune
抚恤 fǔ xù jīn compensation payment (for injury); relief payment
星 jīn xīng Venus (planet); gold star; stars (that one sees from blow to the head etc)
bā jīn Ba Jin (1904-2005), novelist, author of the trilogy 家, 春, 秋
chún jīn pure gold
正日 jīn zhèng rì Kim Jong-il (1942-2011), Dear Leader of North Korea 1982-2011