金

jīn

gold

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

a picture of 金 → a cast metal bell or ingot

Early forms showed a bell or ingot being cast in a mold, with dots representing flecks of metal. From metal objects came the broader sense of gold, then precious things in general.

人+王+丷→金

她买了一条金项链,看起来很漂亮。

tā mǎi le yī tiáo jīn xiàng liàn,kàn qǐ lái hěn piào liang。

She bought a gold necklace; it looks very beautiful.

这枚戒指是纯金的,价格不便宜。

zhè méi jiè zhi shì chún jīn de,jià gé bù pián yi。

This ring is made of pure gold; the price is not cheap.

Words with 金

K金

k jīn

see 開金|开金[kai1 jin1]

定金

dìng jīn

down payment

尤金

yóu jīn

(name) Eugene

拜金

bài jīn

to worship money

金矿

jīn kuàng

gold mine

金寨县

jīn zhài xiàn

Jinzhai, a county in Lu'an City 六安市[Lu4 an1 Shi4], Anhui

金童玉女

jīn tóng yù nǚ

lit. golden boys and jade maidens (idiom)

公积金

gōng jī jīn

official reserves

紫金山天文台

zǐ jīn shān tiān wén tái

Purple Mountain Observatory

退休金

tuì xiū jīn

retirement pension; pension payments received after retirement

金角湾

jīn jiǎo wān

Zolotoy Rog or Golden Horn Bay in Vladivostok (famous for its pollution)

金台

jīn tái

Jintai District of Baoji City 寶雞市|宝鸡市[Bao3 ji1 Shi4], Shaanxi

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