jǐn
noun #20,849

Meanings

  1. 1 brocade
  2. 2 embroidered or woven silk fabric
  3. 3 splendid / brilliant (figurative)

Examples

Zhè jiàn qípáo yòng de shì shàngděng jǐnduàn.
This qipao is made from fine brocade.
Jǐn shàng tiān huā, xuě zhōng sòng tàn, nǎge gèng nán?
Which is harder — adding flowers to brocade, or sending charcoal in the snow?

Tips

culture
appears in many classical idioms: 锦上添花 (add flowers to brocade — to make something already good even better), (return home in silken robes — to return in glory). It symbolizes beauty, wealth, and excellence in classical Chinese.

Stroke Order

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