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锦 (jǐn): Brocade — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

HSK 3.0Recognition 7-9
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How to write 锦 — animated stroke order

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2.

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锦 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right
锦=金gold, metal+帛silk, cloth

A cloth (帛) woven with gold (金) threads — brocade, a luxurious and colorful fabric.

4.

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 锦

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锦上添花

jǐn shàng tiān huā

[lit.] onto brocade, add flowers; to add to something that is already perfect [idiom]

HSK 6

锦旗

jǐn qí

Pennant / Banner

HSK 3.0 L7-9
6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 锦 is used in context

tā他
yīn因
jié杰
chū出
gòng贡
xiàn献
huò获
dé得
le了
jǐn锦
qí旗
。

He received a brocade flag for his outstanding contributions

zhè这
ge个
jǐn锦
náng囊
lǐ里
zhuāng装
zhe着
jiě解
jué
zhè这
zuò座
chéng城
shì市
yǒu有
zhe着
jǐn锦
xiù绣
de

Information

Pinyinjǐn
Meaningbrocade
Strokes13
Radical钅
Traditional錦
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2997
Zhuyinㄐㄧㄣˇ
UnicodeU+9526
CangjieOPHAB
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决
wèn问
tí题
de的
miào妙
jì计
。

This brocade bag contains clever solutions to problems

的
qián前
chéng程
。

This city has a splendid future.

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