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
(bird species of China) golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
(bird species of China) golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
metal halide
metal halide
golden yellow; golden
gold color
gold color
Eurasian golden oriole bird
Eurasian golden oriole bird
scarab beetle; tortoise
wealthy son-in-law; wealthy husband
wealthy son-in-law; wealthy husband
beetle; scarab (Scarabeus sacer)
Volkswagen Beetle (Tw)
Volkswagen Beetle (Tw)
place that wastes money; brothel or casino
expensive pleasure house; place to waste money
aluminum alloy
zircaloy
zircaloy
Sikkim, Indian state bordering Tibet
Sikkim, Indian state bordering Tibet
(fig.) to make sth quite ordinary seem special; to gild
variant of liú jīn
gold-plating; gilded; gold-plated