金
gold; 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]
8 strokes
Dict coverage rank #35 U+91D1
How 金 is formed
Pictograph (象形字)
A cast-iron bell
How to remember it
gold · Heisig RSH #279
umbrella + scepter + a drop of — as a component also called: gold, metal
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 金 as their sound component
These characters all use 金 (jīn) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 金 sound component | jīn | gold, metal; money |
| 唫 | jìn | to hum, to intone; to close, to shut |
| 淦 | gàn | a river in Jiangxi province; water leaking into a boat |
Words containing 金
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 金山区 | Jīn shān qū | Jinshan suburban district of Shanghai |
| 金大中 | Jīn Dà zhōng | Kim Dae-jung (1926-2009), South Korea politician, president 1998-2003, Nobel peace prize l… |
| 金水区 | Jīn shuǐ Qū | Jinshui, a district of Zhengzhou City 鄭州市|郑州市[Zheng4 zhou1 Shi4], Henan |
| 金子 | Jīn zǐ | Kaneko (Japanese surname) |
| 金子 | jīn zi | gold |
| 金县 | Jīn xiàn | King County |
| 金山 | Jīn shān | Jinshan suburban district of Shanghai; Jinshan or Chinshan township in New Taipei City 新北市… |
| 小金县 | Xiǎo jīn Xiàn | Xiaojin, a county in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[A1 … |
| 金水 | Jīn shuǐ | see 金水區|金水区[Jin1 shui3 Qu1] |
| 金安区 | Jīn ān Qū | Jin'an, a district of Lu'an City 六安市[Lu4 an1 Shi4], Anhui |
| 小金 | Xiǎo jīn | see 小金縣|小金县[Xiao3 jin1 Xian4] |
| 白金 | bái jīn | platinum; silver; white gold; (Singapore) money gift at a funeral |
| 金平县 | Jīn píng Xiàn | see 金平苗族瑤族傣族自治縣|金平苗族瑶族傣族自治县[Jin1 ping2 Miao2 zu2 Yao2 zu2 Dai3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4] |
| 金平区 | Jīn píng Qū | Jinping, a district of Shantou City 汕頭市|汕头市[Shan4 tou2 Shi4], Guangdong |
| 金安 | Jīn ān | see 金安區|金安区[Jin1 an1 Qu1] |
| 金门县 | Jīn mén xiàn | Kinmen County, Taiwan (the Kinmen or Quemoy islands off the Fujian coast); Jinmen county i… |
| 新金县 | Xīn jīn xiàn | Xinjin county in Liaoning |
| 金发 | jīn fà | blond; blonde; fair-haired |
| 金文 | jīn wén | inscription in bronze; bell-cauldron inscription |
| 金石学 | jīn shí xué | epigraphy |