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Pinyin: jīn
English Definition: 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
Chinese Definition:
①一种化学元素,符号Au,原子序数79,黄赤色,质软:黄金。金子。金笔。
②金一类的,具有光泽、延展性,容易传热和导电的固体的通称(汞除外)。:金属。五金(旧指金银铜铁锡)。合金(两种或多种金属混合而成的金属)。金文(铸或刻在商周青铜器上的铭文,旧称“钟鼎文”)。
③钱:现金。基金。挥金如土。
④指兵器或金属制的乐器:金革(兵器甲铠的总称,引申指战争)。金声(a.钲声;b.钟声)。金鼓(锣鼓)。
⑤中国古代乐器八音之一。
⑥喻尊贵、贵重、难得、持久、坚固、有光泽等:金兰(友情深)。金刚(梵语意译,喻牢固、锐利、能摧毁一切)。金瓯(a.盛酒器;b.喻疆土完整)。金城汤池。
⑦一些动、植物因颜色似金而得名:金鱼。金乌(太阳)。金龟。金丝猴。
⑧中国朝代名:金代。
⑨姓氏。
Total strokes: 8; Radical:
Pictographic: A cast-iron bell
Character Formation:
  • Above to below
    • [ rén ] man, person; people
    • Overlaid
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Example Words
资金 jīn funds; funding; capital
金融 jīn róng banking; finance; financial
基金 jīn fund
金牌 jīn pái gold medal; Classifiers:
黄金 huáng jīn gold; golden (opportunity); prime (time)
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Example Sentences
1
This kind of fish is called tuna.
2
We need more funding.
3
Don't waste time and money.
4
We need to pay in US dollars.
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As the saying goes, time is money.