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金 Jīn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Jīn | Jin1
English translation
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 ancient musical instruments 八音 bā yīn [bā yīn]
gold, metal; money

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About 金 Jīn

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Number of strokes

8

Radical frequency

806

Traditional form

金 Jīn

Contains the radical

金 Jīn

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Learning hint

A cast-iron bell

Etymology of 金 Jīn

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Type

pictographic

Positional decomposition

⿱人 rén ⿻王丷

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 王 Wáng represents the meaning and 今 jīn represents the sound. 王 Wáng is used here because it originally was a pictograph of an axe head, which is made from metal.

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Example sentences using 金 Jīn

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汉 Hàn 德尔以 yǐ 先于萨姆·约翰逊 Yuē hàn xùn 0.06秒 miǎo 的 de 成绩 chéngjì 获得 huòdé 金牌 jīn pái .

Handle won the gold medal with 06 second in front of Sam Johnson.

这 zhè 是 shì 纯金 chún jīn ( 银 yín )(制 zhì ) 的 de .

This is made of solid gold ( silver ).

蚀刻 shí kè 出来 chū lái 的 de 金属 jīnshǔ 箔 bó 格 gé 栅 zhà 是 shì 很 hěn 脆弱 cuìruò 的 de ,容易 róngyì 变形 biàn xíng 、 皱 zhòu 折 shé 或 huò 撕裂 sī liè .

The etched metal - film grids are very fragile and easy to distort, wrinkle or tear.

这 zhè 顶 dǐng 王冠 wáng guān 上 shǎng 镶嵌 xiāngqiàn 着 zhāo 金和银.

The crown was enchased with gold and silver.

玩具 wánjù 车 Chē 的 de 轮子 lún zi 固定 gùdìng 在 zài 金属棒 jīn shǔ bàng 上 shǎng .

The wheels of the toy car were fixed on metal rods.

Words with 金 Jīn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
金 Jīn gold金 Jīn
资金 zījīn funds資金
基金 jījīn fund基金 jījīn
现金 xiànjīn cash現金
金融 jīnróng banking金融 jīnróng
黄金 huángjīn gold黃金
金属 jīnshǔ metal金屬
美金 Měi jīn USD美金 Měi jīn
奖金 jiǎngjīn premium獎金
金钱 jīn qián money金錢
金发 jīn fà blond金髮
金额 jīn é sum of money金額
金牌 jīn pái gold medal金牌 jīn pái
旧金山 Jiù jīn shān San Francisco, California舊金山
奖学金 jiǎng xué jīn scholarship獎學金
金色 jīn sè golden金色 jīn sè
金子 Jīn zǐ Kaneko (Japanese surname)金子 Jīn zǐ
基金会 jī jīn huì foundation (institution supported by an endowment)基金會
租金 zū jīn rent租金 zū jīn
金币 jīn bì gold coin金幣
金牛座 Jīn niú zuò Taurus (constellation and sign of the zodiac)金牛座 Jīn niú zuò
赎金 shú jīn ransom贖金
金刚 Jīn gāng diamond金剛
金枪鱼 jīn qiāng yú tuna金槍魚

金 Jīn Decomposition & Compounds

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金 Jīn Decomposition

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金 Jīn Compounds

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  • 金 Jīn
    • 銀 yín
      • 檭
    • 録 lù
    • 欽 qīn
    • 釣 diào
      • 瘹
    • 銛
      • 懖
    • 錢 qián
      • 籛
    • 鍾 zhōng
      • 籦
    • 鎣 yíng
      • 灐
    • 鵭
      • 靎
    • 鉴 jiàn , 錫 xī , 鍔, 鎬 gǎo , 鑽 zuān , 鏖 áo , 鐵 tiě , 銼 cuò , 針 zhēn , 錾 zàn , 鈦 tài , 鎳 niè , 鏽 xiù , 鈔 chāo , 鋼 gāng , 鋒 fēng , 鏊 ào , 鑷 niè , 鈈, 鉉 xuàn , 銷 xiāo , 鐏, 銘 míng , 鑫 xīn , 鈍 dùn , 錠 dìng , 鍥 qiè , 鈕 niǔ , 鎇, 鍊 liàn , 鈎 gōu , 鑚, 鉛 qiān , 鈞 jūn , 唫 jìn , 崟 yín , 崯 yín , 淦 gàn , 蓥 yíng , 釡 fǔ , 釢 nǎi , 釪 yú , 釬, 釭 gāng , 釱 dì , 釳, 釸 xī , 鈆 qiān , 鈇, 鈊
    • 鈌 jué , 鈤 rì , 鈬 duó , 鉄 zhí , 鉆 zhēn , 鉊, 鉌 hé , 鉏 chú , 鉝, 鉠 yāng , 鉥, 鉧 mǔ , 鉨 nǐ , 鉱 kuàng , 鉲 kǎ , 鉳 běi , 鉶, 鉼 bǐng , 鉾 móu , 銎 qióng , 銕 tiě , 銞 jūn , 銤 mǐ , 銧 guāng , 銭 qián , 銮 luán , 銰 aī , 銵 kēng , 銶, 鋂 méi , 鋆 yún , 鋈 wù , 鋊 yù , 鋍 bó , 鋐, 鋑 cuān , 鋕 zhì , 鋘 wú , 鋡 hán , 鋭 ruì , 鋳 zhù , 鋹, 鋺 wǎn , 錀, 錍 pī , 錔 tà , 錞, 錤, 錬 liàn , 錴 lù
    • 錵 huā , 錼 nài , 鍅 fǎ , 鍉 dī , 鍏 wéi , 鍐 cōng , 鍪 móu , 鍭, 鍱 yè , 鍴 duān , 鍹 xuān , 鎉 tà , 鎋 xiá , 鎍 suǒ , 鎏 liú , 鎒 nòu , 鎓, 鎞 bì , 鎤 huǎng , 鎭 zhèn , 鎯, 鎴 xí , 鎶, 鎸 juān , 鎹 xx , 鏁 suǒ , 鏚 qī , 鏠 fēng , 鏦 cōng , 鏸 huì , 鏻, 鏾 sǎn , 鐄, 鐇, 鐗 jiǎn , 鐡 tiě , 鐩, 鐬 huì , 鐱 jiàn , 鐻 jù , 鐽, 鑀 aì , 鑅 héng , 鑐 xū , 鑢 lǜ , 鑪 lú , 鑯 jiān , 鑴 xì , 钃 shǔ , 凎
    • 惍, 憌, 捦, 淾, 琻, 碒, 菳, 趛, 釒 jīn , 釓, 釔, 釕, 釖, 釗 zhāo , 釘 dīng , 釙, 釚, 釛, 釞, 釟, 釠, 釤, 釥, 釦 kòu , 釧 chuàn , 釨, 釩 fán , 釫, 釮, 釯, 釰, 釲, 釴, 釵 chāi , 釶, 釷, 釹, 釺 qiān , 釻, 釼, 釽, 釾, 釿, 鈀 bǎ , 鈁, 鈂, 鈃, 鈄 tǒu , 鈅, 鈉 nà
    • 鈋, 鈏, 鈐, 鈑, 鈒, 鈓, 鈖, 鈗, 鈘, 鈙, 鈚, 鈛, 鈜, 鈝, 鈟, 鈠, 鈡, 鈢, 鈣 gài , 鈥, 鈧, 鈨, 鈩, 鈪, 鈫, 鈭, 鈮, 鈯, 鈰, 鈱, 鈲, 鈳, 鈴 líng , 鈵, 鈶, 鈷 gǔ , 鈸, 鈹, 鈺 yù , 鈻, 鈼, 鈽 bù , 鈾 yóu , 鈿 diàn , 鉀 jiǎ , 鉁, 鉂, 鉃, 鉅 jù , 鉇
    • 鉈, 鉋, 鉍, 鉎, 鉐, 鉑, 鉒, 鉓, 鉔, 鉕, 鉖, 鉗 qián , 鉘, 鉙, 鉚 mǎo , 鉜, 鉞 yuè , 鉟, 鉡, 鉢, 鉣, 鉤 gōu , 鉦, 鉩, 鉪, 鉫, 鉬, 鉭, 鉮, 鉯, 鉰, 鉵, 鉷, 鉸 jiǎo , 鉹, 鉺, 鉻 gè , 鉽, 鉿, 銁, 銂, 銃 chòng , 銄, 銅 tóng , 銆, 銇, 銈, 銉, 銊, 銋
    • 銌, 銍, 銏, 銐, 銑 xǐ , 銒, 銓 quán , 銔, 銖 zhū , 銗, 銙, 銚 diào , 銜 xián , 銝, 銟, 銠, 銡, 銢, 銣, 銥, 銦, 銨 ǎn , 銩, 銪, 銫, 銬 kào , 銯, 銱, 銲 hàn , 銳 ruì , 銴, 銸, 銹 xiù , 銺, 銻, 銽, 銾 hòng , 銿, 鋀, 鋁 lǚ , 鋃 láng , 鋄, 鋅 xīn , 鋇 bèi , 鋉, 鋋, 鋌 dìng , 鋎, 鋏, 鋓
    • 鋔, 鋖, 鋗, 鋙, 鋚, 鋛, 鋜, 鋝, 鋞, 鋟, 鋠, 鋢, 鋣, 鋤 chú , 鋥 zèng , 鋦 jū , 鋧, 鋨, 鋩 máng , 鋪 pù , 鋫, 鋬, 鋮, 鋯 gào , 鋰 lǐ , 鋱, 鋲, 鋴, 鋵, 鋶, 鋷, 鋸 jù , 鋻, 鋽, 鋾, 鋿, 錁, 錂, 錃, 錄 lù , 錅, 錆, 錇, 錈, 錉, 錊, 錋, 錌, 錎, 錏
    • 錐 zhuī , 錑, 錒 ā , 錓, 錕 kūn , 錖, 錗, 錘 chuí , 錙 zī , 錚 zhēng , 錛, 錜, 錝, 錟, 錡, 錣, 錥, 錦 jǐn , 錧, 錨 máo , 錩, 錪, 錭, 錮 gù , 錯 cuò , 錰, 錱, 錳 měng , 錶 biǎo , 錷, 錸, 錹, 錺, 錻, 錽, 錿, 鍀, 鍁 xiān , 鍂, 鍃, 鍄, 鍆, 鍇, 鍈, 鍋 guō , 鍌, 鍍, 鍎, 鍑, 鍒
    • 鍓, 鍕, 鍖, 鍗, 鍘, 鍙, 鍚, 鍛 duàn , 鍜, 鍝, 鍞, 鍟, 鍠, 鍡, 鍢, 鍣, 鍤, 鍦, 鍧, 鍨, 鍩, 鍫, 鍬 qiāo , 鍮, 鍯, 鍰, 鍲, 鍳, 鍵 jiàn , 鍶, 鍷, 鍸, 鍺, 鍻, 鍼, 鍽, 鍿, 鎀, 鎁, 鎂 měi , 鎃, 鎄, 鎅, 鎆, 鎈, 鎊 bàng , 鎌, 鎎, 鎐, 鎑
    • 鎔 róng , 鎕, 鎖 suǒ , 鎗, 鎘, 鎙, 鎚, 鎛 bó , 鎜, 鎝, 鎟, 鎠, 鎡, 鎢 wū , 鎥, 鎦 liú , 鎧 kǎi , 鎨, 鎩 shā , 鎪, 鎫, 鎮 zhèn , 鎰, 鎱, 鎲, 鎵, 鎷, 鎺, 鎻, 鎼, 鎽, 鎾, 鎿, 鏀, 鏂, 鏃, 鏄, 鏅, 鏆, 鏇, 鏈 liàn , 鏉, 鏋, 鏌, 鏍, 鏎, 鏏, 鏐, 鏑, 鏒
    • 鏓, 鏔, 鏕, 鏗, 鏘, 鏙, 鏛, 鏜, 鏝, 鏞, 鏟 chǎn , 鏡 jìng , 鏢 biāo , 鏣, 鏤, 鏥, 鏧, 鏨, 鏩, 鏪, 鏫, 鏬, 鏭, 鏮, 鏯, 鏰, 鏱, 鏲, 鏳, 鏴, 鏵, 鏶, 鏷, 鏹, 鏺, 鏼, 鏿, 鐀, 鐁, 鐂, 鐃, 鐅, 鐆, 鐈, 鐉, 鐊, 鐋, 鐌, 鐍, 鐎
    • 鐐 liào , 鐑, 鐒, 鐓, 鐔, 鐕, 鐖, 鐘 zhōng , 鐙, 鐚, 鐛, 鐜, 鐝, 鐞, 鐟, 鐠, 鐢, 鐣, 鐤, 鐥, 鐦, 鐧, 鐨, 鐪, 鐫, 鐭, 鐮 lián , 鐯, 鐰, 鐲 zhuó , 鐳, 鐴, 鐶, 鐷, 鐸, 鐹, 鐺 dāng , 鐼, 鐾 bèi , 鐿, 鑁, 鑂, 鑃, 鑄 zhù , 鑆, 鑇, 鑈, 鑉, 鑊 huò , 鑋
    • 鑌, 鑍, 鑎, 鑏, 鑑 jiàn , 鑒 jiàn , 鑓, 鑔 chǎ , 鑕, 鑖, 鑗, 鑘, 鑙, 鑛, 鑜, 鑝, 鑞 là , 鑟, 鑠 shuò , 鑡, 鑣 biāo , 鑤, 鑥, 鑦, 鑧, 鑨, 鑩, 鑬, 鑭 lán , 鑮, 鑰 yào , 鑱, 鑲 xiāng , 鑳 jiàn , 鑵, 鑶 cáng , 鑸, 鑹, 鑺, 鑻, 鑼 luó , 鑾 luán , 鑿 záo , 钀, 钁, 钂, 钄, 顉
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