What does 金 mean in Chinese?

金 (jīn) means "gold; chemical element Au; generic term for lustrous and ductile metals; money; golden; highly respected; one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 金?

金 is pronounced "jīn" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 1.

What HSK level is 金?

金 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

What words contain the character 金?

Common words with 金 include 五金 (metal hardware (nuts and bolts)), 亚金 (Achim (son of Zadok in Matthew 1:14)), 丘尔金 (Churkin (name)), 五金店 (hardware store), 一刻千金 (time is gold).

How do you write 金?

You can practice writing 金 using our stroke order tool.

金 (jīn), gold

金

jīn

gold; chemical element Au; generic term for lustrous and ductile metals; money

Character Breakdown

Radical: 金 (no. 167)

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Definitions

gold
chemical element Au
generic term for lustrous and ductile metals
money
golden
highly respected
one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

Example Sentences

他获得了金牌。

Tā huòdé le jīnpái

He won a gold medal

Words Containing 金

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
五金	wǔ jīn	metal hardware (nuts and bolts)
亚金	Yà jīn	Achim (son of Zadok in Matthew 1:14)
丘尔金	Qiū ěr jīn	Churkin (name)
五金店	wǔ jīn diàn	hardware store
一刻千金	yī kè qiān jīn	time is gold

Related Words

石(dàn)· dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗

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HSK levels

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