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金

jīn

HSK 4 Character

What 金 means

1. gold
2. chemical element Au
3. generic term for lustrous and ductile metals
4. money
5. golden
6. highly respected
7. one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments {八音|bā yīn}

Other readings

金 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Jīnsurname Jin; surname Kim (Korean); Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234)

Example sentences

• 沉默是金。
  Chénmòshìjīn.
  Silence is golden.
• 金钱万能。
  Money talks.
• 我得了金牌。
  Wǒ déle jīnpái.
  I won the gold medal.
• 我生于旧金山
  I was born in San Francisco.
• 那是纯金吗？
  Nàshi chúnjīn ma?
  Is that pure gold?
• 我和金同年。
  Wǒ hé jīn tóngnián.
  Kim and I are the same age.

Words starting with 金

• 金属jīn shǔmetal
• 金融jīn róngbanking; finance; financial
• 金钱jīn qiánmoney; currency
• 金额jīn ésum of money; amount of money
• 金色jīn sègolden; gold (color)
• 金牌jīn páigold medal
• 金山Jīn shānJinshan suburban district of Shanghai; Jinshan or Chinshan township in New Taipei City 新北市
• 金刚jīn gāngdiamond; (used to translate Sanskrit "vajra", a thunderbolt or mythical weapon)…
• 金庸Jīn YōngJin Yong, pen name of Louis Cha (1924-2018), wuxia 武侠
• 金币jīn bìgold coin
• 金发jīn fàblond; blonde; fair-haired
• 金字塔jīn zì tǎpyramid (building or structure)
• 金子jīn zigold
• 金银jīn yíngold and silver
• 金黄jīn huánggolden yellow; golden
• 金鱼jīn yúgoldfish
• 金黄色jīn huáng sègold color
• 金正日Jīn Zhèng rìKim Jong-il (1942-2011), Dear Leader of North Korea 1982-2011
• 金陵Jīn língpre-Han name for Nanjing; common place name
• 金门Jīn ménKinmen or Quemoy islands off the Fujian coast, administered by Taiwan…
• 金秋jīn qiūfall; autumn
• 金星jīn xīnggold star; stars (that one sees from blow to the head etc)
• 金奖jīn jiǎnggold medal; first prize
• 金边Jīn biānPhnom Penh, capital of Cambodia

Words containing 金

• 奖金jiǎng jīnpremium; award money; bonus
• 资金zī jīnfunds; capital
• 黄金huáng jīngold; golden (opportunity); prime (time)
• 现金xiàn jīncash
• 基金jī jīnfund
• 押金yā jīndeposit; down payment
• 奖学金jiǎng xué jīnscholarship
• 巴金Bā JīnBa Jin (1904–2005), novelist, author of the trilogy 家春秋
• 美金měi jīnAmerican dollar; US dollar
• 租金zū jīnrent
• 基金会jī jīn huìfoundation (institution supported by an endowment)
• 旧金山Jiù jīn shānSan Francisco, California
• 千金qiān jīnthousand jin 斤 (pounds) of gold; money and riches; (honorific) invaluable (support)
• 白金bái jīnplatinum; silver; white gold
• 养老金yǎng lǎo jīnpension
• 保证金bǎo zhèng jīnearnest money; cash deposit; bail
• 公积金gōng jī jīnofficial reserves; accumulated fund
• 定金dìng jīndown payment; advance payment
• 退休金tuì xiū jīnretirement pension; pension payments received after retirement
• 淘金táo jīnto pan for gold; (fig.) to seek quick profits; to cash in (on an opportunity)
• 郁金香yù jīn xiāngtulip
• 普希金Pǔ xī jīnAlexandr Sergeevich Pushkin (1799-1837), great Russian romantic poet
• 五金wǔ jīnmetal hardware (nuts and bolts); the five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron, tin 金银铜铁锡
• 重金zhòng jīnlarge sum of money

Characters that look like 金

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 查cháto research; to check; to investigate
• 含hánto keep in the mouth; to contain
• 余yú(literary) I; me; variant of 余
• 舍shěto give up; to abandon; to give alms
• 垂chuíto hang (down); droop; dangle
• 奎kuícrotch; 15th of the 28th constellations of Chinese astronomy

Sounds the same

Read jīn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 今now; the present time; current
• 斤catty; (mainland) weight equal to 500 g; (Taiwan) weight equal to 600 g
• 巾towel; general purpose cloth; women's headcovering (old)
• 津saliva; sweat; a ferry crossing
• 筋muscle; tendon; veins visible under the skin
• 襟lapel; overlap of Chinese gown; fig. bosom (the seat of emotions)
• 禁to endure
• 矜to boast; to esteem; to sympathize
• 衿collar; belt; variant of 襟
• 珒a kind of jade
• 祲evil force
• 紟a sash; to tie