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
prime time
prime time
prime time
prime time
Gold Coast, city in Australia
Wee Kim Wee (1915-2005), president of Singapore (1985-1993)
Wee Kim Wee (1915-2005), president of Singapore (1985-1993)
Golden Week, two 7-day national holiday periods
Golden Week, two 7-day national holiday periods
ferrous metals; iron-based metals
black-headed greenfinch bird
black-headed greenfinch bird
turn poor work into great work; transform
ruin fine work; turn good into bad
ruin fine work; turn good into bad
philosopher's stone
philosopher's stone
Midas touch; golden touch
turn poor work into gold; have the magic touch
to turn poor work into a masterpiece
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