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
orange day-lily (Hemerocallis fulva)
orange day-lily (Hemerocallis fulva)
enoki mushroom; golden needle mushroom
enoki mushroom; long thin white mushroom
dried daylily buds used as a vegetable
dried daylily buds; daylily vegetable
chinaberry (Melia azedarach)
chinaberry (Melia azedarach)
gold and silver
bullion
bullion
Treasure Island, novel by R. L. Stevenson
Treasure Island, novel by R L Stevenson
gold and silver foil; gold and silver leaf
gold and silver foil; gold and silver leaf
honeysuckle
the 5 metals: gold, silver, copper, iron and tin
the 5 metals: gold, silver, copper, iron and tin
copper gold alloy
copper gold alloy
money; currency
money can't buy happiness
money can't buy happiness
caring only about money and wealth
caring only about money and wealth