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
tax money; tax due
cash deposit; margin (in derivative trading); earnest money
Parkinson (name)
Hawkins (name); also written huò jīn
salary; wage
metal hardware (nuts and bolts)
alchemy
gold bar
gold and silver
deposit; earnest money; an initial payment
scarab beetle; tortoise
huge money; very expensive; extremely rich
Kim Il Sung (1912-1994) Great Leader of North Korea
turn something ordinary into gold
invulnerable to attack; well fortified
to see stars; dazed
golden age
extravagant
inscription in bronze; bell-cauldron inscription
gold leaf
golden yellow; golden
Stephen Hawking (1942-2018), English theoretical physicist
Jindong District in Jinhua, Zhejiang
Taurus (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
key principle; golden rule