金 (jīn): meaning and stroke order
金 (jīn) means gold, chemical element Au, generic term for lustrous and ductile metals, money, golden.
金
- Simplified
- 金
- Traditional
- 金 (same form)
- Pinyin
- jīn
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Stroke order of 金
金
- Jīn surname Jin; surname Kim (Korean)
- jīn gold; chemical element Au
- 8 strokes
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Meaning of 金
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jīn
- 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]
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Jīn
- surname Jin
- surname Kim (Korean)
- Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234)
Radical and structure
- 金
- Radical 金 (Kangxi radical 167) · 8 strokes
Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.
Words with 金
- 金子 Jīn zǐ Kaneko (Japanese surname)
- 金黄 jīn huáng golden yellow; golden
- 黄金 huáng jīn gold; golden (opportunity)
- 金属 jīn shǔ metal; CL:種|种[zhong3]
- 金钵 jīn bō (gold) alms bowl (of a Buddhist monk)
- 金山寺 jīn shān sì Jinshan Temple, where Fahai lives (from Madam White Snake)
- 金箍棒 jīn gū bàng golden cudgel, weapon wielded by Sun Wukong in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]
- 火眼金睛 huǒ yǎn jīn jīng piercing eyes; discerning eyes
- 资金 zī jīn funds; capital
- 奖金 jiǎng jīn premium; award money
- 押金 yā jīn deposit; down payment
- 黄金周 huáng jīn zhōu Golden Week, two 7-day national holiday periods
金 in our stories
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李靖以为是妖怪，拔剑一砍，肉球裂开，从里面跳出一个白白胖胖的男孩，手上套着一只金圈，身上围着一条红绫。
Lǐ Jìng yǐwéi shì yāoguài bá jiàn yì kǎn ròuqiú liè kāi cóng lǐmiàn tiào chū yí gè báibáipàngpàng de nánhái shǒu shàng tào zhe yì zhī jīn quān shēn shàng wéi zhe yì tiáo hóng líng
Thinking it was a demon, Li Jing drew his sword and struck; the ball split open and out jumped a plump, fair boy with a gold ring on his wrist and a red silk sash around his body.
From the story Nezha stirs up the sea HSK 7–9 · Level 8
Stories using 金
- Nezha stirs up the sea HSK 7–9 · Level 8
Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).