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

金 stroke order diagram
金 stroke order animation

WORDS

时段 huáng jīn shí duàn prime time
時段 huáng jīn shí duàn prime time
档 huáng jīn dàng prime time
檔 huáng jīn dàng prime time
海岸 huáng jīn hǎi àn name of various places including Gold Coast (Australian city), Gold Coast (former British colony in Africa) and Costa Daurada (area on the coast of Catalonia, Spain)
辉 huáng jīn huī Wee Kim Wee (1915-2005), president of Singapore (1985-1993)
輝 huáng jīn huī Wee Kim Wee (1915-2005), president of Singapore (1985-1993)
周 huáng jīn zhōu Golden Week, two 7-day national holiday periods
週 huáng jīn zhōu Golden Week, two 7-day national holiday periods
黑色屬 hēi sè jīn shǔ ferrous metals (i.e. iron, chromium, manganese and alloys containing them)
黑头翅雀 hēi tóu jīn chì què (bird species of China) black-headed greenfinch (Chloris ambigua)
黑頭翅雀 hēi tóu jīn chì què (bird species of China) black-headed greenfinch (Chloris ambigua)
點石成 diǎn shí chéng jīn to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem
成铁 diǎn jīn chéng tiě to transform gold into base metal (idiom); fig. to edit sb else's beautiful prose and ruin it
成鐵 diǎn jīn chéng tiě to transform gold into base metal (idiom); fig. to edit sb else's beautiful prose and ruin it
石 diǎn jīn shí philosopher's stone
石 diǎn jīn shí philosopher's stone
術 diǎn jīn shù Midas touch; golden touch
点铁成 diǎn tiě chéng jīn to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem
點鐵成 diǎn tiě chéng jīn to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem
智媛 jīn zhì yuàn Kim Ji-won (a South Korean actress)
属 qīng jīn shǔ light metal; lightweight metal materials
属材料 jīn shǔ cái liào metallic materials; materials characterized by their metallic properties, such as conductivity, malleability, and luster.
隆 jīn lóng Wheelman; a slang term used in Chinese to refer to the driver of a vehicle
大马刀 dà mǎ jīn dāo to sit upright with legs crossed