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金子

jīn zi

HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word

金子 (Jīn zǐ) means "Kaneko (Japanese surname); gold". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 金子 means

1. gold

Other readings

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

• Jīn zǐKaneko (Japanese surname)

The characters in 金子

• 金jīngold; chemical element Au; generic term for lustrous and ductile metals
• 子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子

Example sentences

• 金子比水重得多。
  Jīnzi bǐ shuǐ zhòng de duō.
  Gold is much heavier than water.
• 发光的未必都是金子。
  Fāguāng de wèibì dōu shì jīnzi.
  All that glitters is not gold.

Go deeper

• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read jīn zi correctly.
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