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

WORDS

瓶梅詞話 jīn píng méi cí huà Jinpingmei or the Golden Lotus (1617), Ming dynasty vernacular novel, formerly notorious and banned for its sexual content
甌 jīn ōu Ca Mau, Vietnam
田村 jīn tián cūn Jintian village in Guiping county 桂平[Gui4 ping2], Gveigangj or Guigang prefecture 貴港|贵港[Gui4 gang3], Guangxi, starting point of the Taiping Tianguo 太平天國|太平天国[Tai4 ping2 Tian1 guo2] rebellion in 1851
田起义 jīn tián qǐ yì Jintian Uprising
田起義 jīn tián qǐ yì Jintian Uprising
盆洗手 jīn pén xǐ shǒu lit. to wash one's hands in a gold basin (idiom); fig. to abandon the life of an outlaw
目鲈 jīn mù lú Barramundi; Lates calcarifer (a species of catadromous fish in family Latidae of order Perciformes)
目鱸 jīn mù lú Barramundi; Lates calcarifer (a species of catadromous fish in family Latidae of order Perciformes)
盾工程 jīn dùn gōng chéng Golden Shield Project, information system for censorship and surveillance, thought to include the Great Firewall of China 防火長城|防火长城[Fang2 huo3 Chang2 cheng2] as a component
眶鸻 jīn kuàng héng (bird species of China) little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius)
眶鴴 jīn kuàng héng (bird species of China) little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius)
眶鹟莺 jīn kuàng wēng yīng (bird species of China) green-crowned warbler (Seicercus burkii)
眶鶲鶯 jīn kuàng wēng yīng (bird species of China) green-crowned warbler (Seicercus burkii)
眼鹛雀 jīn yǎn méi què (bird species of China) yellow-eyed babbler (Chrysomma sinense)
眼鶥雀 jīn yǎn méi què (bird species of China) yellow-eyed babbler (Chrysomma sinense)
石学 jīn shí xué epigraphy
石學 jīn shí xué epigraphy
石良言 jīn shí liáng yán gems of wisdom (idiom); priceless advice
碧荧煌 jīn bì yíng huáng splendid in green and gold (idiom); looking radiant
碧熒煌 jīn bì yíng huáng splendid in green and gold (idiom); looking radiant
碧輝煌 jīn bì huī huáng gold and jade in glorious splendor (idiom); fig. a dazzling sight (e.g. royal palace)
砖 jīn zhuān BRIC; BRICS economic bloc (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa)
磚 jīn zhuān BRIC; BRICS economic bloc (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa)
砖四国 jīn zhuān sì guó Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC)
磚四國 jīn zhuān sì guó Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC)