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Animated Stroke Order 金

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4.

How to Use 金

Words related to money

These words contain 金 referring to money or financial value.

奖金 • jiǎng jīn • premium • HSK 4

HSK 4

5.

HSK Vocabulary: 金

奖学金 • jiǎng xué jīn • scholarship

HSK 3.0 · L4

jiǎng奖

xué

6.

Example Sentences

tā他

yīn因

wèi为

gōng工

zuò作

chū出

sè

Information

Pinyinjīn

Meaninggold, metal, money

Strokes8

Radical金

Traditional金

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#1065

Zhuyinㄐㄧㄣ

UnicodeU+91D1

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jiǎng奖

jīn金

premium

现金 • xiàn jīn • cash • HSK 4

HSK 4

xiàn现

jīn金

cash

押金 • yā jīn • cash pledge; deposit; security • HSK 5

HSK 5

yā押

jīn金

cash pledge; deposit; security

Words related to metal or gold

These words contain 金 referring to the metal gold or metal in general.

金属 • jīn shǔ • metal • HSK 5

HSK 5

jīn金

shǔ属

metal

黄金 • huáng jīn • gold • HSK 5

HSK 5

huáng黄

jīn金

gold

金牌 • jīn pái • gold medal • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

jīn金

pái牌

gold medal

学

jīn金

scholarship

租金 • zū jīn • rent

HSK 3.0 · L5

zū租

jīn金

rent

资金 • zī jīn • fund

HSK 5

zī资

jīn金

fund

基金 • jī jīn • foundation; fund

HSK 6

jī基

jīn金

foundation; fund

金子 • Jīn zǐ • gold

HSK 3.0 · L6

Jīn金

zǐ子

gold

金融 • jīn róng • finance; banking

HSK 6

jīn金

róng融

finance; banking

色

huò获

dé得

le了

jiǎng奖

jīn金

。

He received a bonus for his outstanding work

xī夕

yáng阳

bǎ把

tiān天

kōng空

rǎn染

chéng成

le了

jīn金

sè色

。

The sunset dyed the sky golden

Zhè这

jiā家

wǔ五

jīn金

diàn店

mài卖

gè各

zhǒng种

gōng工

jù具

。

This hardware store sells all kinds of tools.

Zhè这

bǐ笔

shuì税

jīn金

yòng用

yú于

gōng公

gòng共

jiàn建

shè设

。

This tax money is used for public construction.

huáng黄

jīn金

shì是

zhòng重

yào要

de的

tóu投

zī资

pǐn品

。

Gold is an important investment product

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "jin".

烬jìncinders, ashes, embers; remnants
靳jìnstingy; reluctant to part with; a surname
襟jīnlapel, collar
近jìnnear; close by
紧jǐntight, taut, tense
斤jīna unit of weight equal to 0.5 kilogram

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Characters with radical "金".

釜fǔcauldron, pot, kettle
鉴jiànmirror, reflect; examine, inspect

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