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

代 jīn dài Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), founded by the Jurchen 女真[Nu:3 zhen1] people of North China, a precursor of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty
伯利岩 jīn bó lì yán Kimberlite (geology)
元券 jīn yuán quàn currency issued by Nationalist Government in 1948
光闪烁 jīn guāng shǎn shuò spangle
光閃爍 jīn guāng shǎn shuò spangle
光党 jīn guāng dǎng racketeers; con artists
光黨 jīn guāng dǎng racketeers; con artists
冠地莺 jīn guān dì yīng (bird species of China) slaty-bellied tesia (Tesia olivea)
冠地鶯 jīn guān dì yīng (bird species of China) slaty-bellied tesia (Tesia olivea)
冠戴菊 jīn guān dài jú goldcrest (Regulus regulus); gold-crowned kinglet
冠树八哥 jīn guān shù bā gē (bird species of China) golden-crested myna (Ampeliceps coronatus)
冠樹八哥 jīn guān shù bā gē (bird species of China) golden-crested myna (Ampeliceps coronatus)
剛 jīn gāng King Kong; diamond; (used to translate Sanskrit "vajra", a thunderbolt or mythical weapon); guardian deity (in Buddhist iconography)
刚山 jīn gāng shān Kumgangsan Tourist Region in east North Korea
剛山 jīn gāng shān Kumgangsan Tourist Region in east North Korea
刚座 jīn gāng zuò Bodhimanda (place of enlightenment associated with a Bodhisattva)
剛座 jīn gāng zuò Bodhimanda (place of enlightenment associated with a Bodhisattva)
刚怒目 jīn gāng nù mù to have a face as terrifying as a temple's guardian deity (idiom)
剛怒目 jīn gāng nù mù to have a face as terrifying as a temple's guardian deity (idiom)
刚手菩萨 jīn gāng shǒu pú sà Vajrapani Bodhisattva
剛手菩薩 jīn gāng shǒu pú sà Vajrapani Bodhisattva
刚杵 jīn gāng chǔ vajra scepter (ritual object of Buddhism)
剛杵 jīn gāng chǔ vajra scepter (ritual object of Buddhism)
刚狼 jīn gāng láng Wolverine, comic book superhero
剛狼 jīn gāng láng Wolverine, comic book superhero