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

Stroke order

金 stroke order diagram
金 stroke order animation

Words containing 金

Word Meaning
Jin dynasty of north China 1115–1234
Kimberlite (geology)
currency issued by Nationalist Government in 1948
spangle
spangle
racketeers; con artists
racketeers; con artists
(bird species of China) slaty-bellied tesia (Tesia olivea)
(bird species of China) slaty-bellied tesia (Tesia olivea)
goldcrest (Regulus regulus); gold-crowned kinglet
golden-crested myna bird
golden-crested myna
diamond; guardian deity (in Buddhist iconography)
Kumgangsan Tourist Region in east North Korea
Kumgangsan Tourist Region in east North Korea
Buddha's enlightenment seat; sacred throne
Buddha’s seat of enlightenment
furious glare; fierce, angry eyes
fierce, angry glare; look very furious
Vajrapani Bodhisattva
Vajrapani Bodhisattva
vajra scepter (ritual object of Buddhism)
vajra scepter (ritual object of Buddhism)
Wolverine, comic book superhero
Wolverine, comic book superhero