锦

jǐn

brocade

embroidered work; bright

metal (钅) + silk (帛) = gleaming brocade

帛 means silk cloth, and 钅 (gold/metal) evokes the shimmering, precious quality of the threads woven into it. Together they conjure fabric so richly patterned it gleams like metal.

钅+帛→锦
帛Silk clothSemantic
钅MetalSemantic

她买了一块漂亮的锦缎做旗袍。

tā mǎi le yī kuài piào liang de jǐn duàn zuò qí páo。

she bought a piece of beautiful brocade to make a qipao.

这幅织锦上绣着花鸟,色彩很鲜艳。

zhè fú zhī jǐn shàng xiù zhe huā niǎo,sè cǎi hěn xiān yàn。

this piece of brocade has flowers and birds embroidered on it, and the colors are very vivid.

Words with 锦

锦屏

jǐn píng

see 錦屏縣|锦屏县[Jin3 ping2 Xian4]

锦绣

jǐn xiù

beautiful

集锦

jí jǐn

a collection of choice items (poems, photos etc)

锦上添花

jǐn shàng tiān huā

lit. add flowers to brocade (idiom)

什锦

shí jǐn

(food) assorted

锦囊

jǐn náng

silk brocade bag, used in ancient times to hold poetry manuscripts and other precious items

锦囊妙计

jǐn náng miào jì

brocade sack of miracle plans (idiom); bag of tricks

锦屏县

jǐn píng xiàn

Jinping, a county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治州|黔东南苗族侗族自治州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 Miao2 zu2 Dong4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Guizhou

锦州市

jǐn zhōu shì

Jinzhou, prefecture-level city in Liaoning Province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3]

锦心绣口

jǐn xīn xiù kǒu

(of writing) elegant and ornate

锦旗

jǐn qí

silk banner (as an award or gift)

锦标

jǐn biāo

prize

More characters with 钅

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