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
sun sets in west, moon rises in east; sunset
lit. the golden bird of the sun sets in the west, the jade hare of the moon rises in the east
not all gold is sufficiently red (idiom); no-one is perfect
not all gold is sufficiently red (idiom); no-one is perfect
Golden Bear, award at the Berlin International Film Festival
Golden Bear, award at the Berlin International Film Festival
golden-bright and dazzling
Taurus (star sign)
Jinniu District, Chengdu
Jinniu District of Chengdu, Sichuan
Golden Lion, award at the Venice Film Festival
Golden Lion, award at the Venice Film Festival
first prize; gold medal
gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside (idiom)
gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside (idiom)
gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside (idiom)
gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside (idiom)
lit. gold and jade fill the hall (idiom)
lit. gold and jade fill the hall (idiom)
Golden Globe Award
Golden Globe Award
pumpkin (Gymnopetalum chinense)
Jinguashi, old gold mine town in Taiwan
classic erotic Ming novel Jinpingmei
Ming novel Jin Ping Mei, famous erotic work