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
gold mine; gold ore
Jinxiu Yao autonomous county, Guangxi
Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County, Guangxi
Jinxiu County, Yao autonomous county in Guangxi
Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County, Guangxi
there's no place like home (idiom)
there's no place like home (idiom)
gold band
reddish-gold (color)
reddish-gold (color)
rutile (mineral form of titanium oxide TiO2)
rutile (mineral form of titanium oxide TiO2)
edible-nest swiftlet
golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana)
golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana)
canary
King County
King County
(gold) alms bowl (of a Buddhist monk)
(gold) alms bowl (of a Buddhist monk)
oriental greenfinch (Carduelis sinica)
Assam laughingthrush, a Chinese songbird
Assam laughingthrush bird
common flameback woodpecker
common flameback woodpecker