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
the world of finance; banking circles
pre-Han name for Nanjing; common place name
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Elgin, esp. British Earl of Elgin
Alexander Pushkin, Russian poet
Campbell (name)
autumn; fall
perfect young couple; lovely boy and girl
to escape by leaving a decoy; slip away unseen
golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)
beetle; scarab (Scarabeus sacer)
Atkins (name)
Xiaojin, a county in Sichuan; nickname Jin
pension; annuity; superannuation
J. R. R. Tolkien, British fantasy writer
Jinchang prefecture-level city in Gansu
kumquat
golden-bright and dazzling
precious; gold and jade
metal and stone; fig. hard objects
financial sector; the banking business
Jinyang, county in Sichuan
pure gold; solid gold
acacia
Kinshasa, capital of Congo (DRC)