金

jīn

noun HSK 3 #1,187

Meanings

A pictograph of gold nuggets buried in the earth. Also the radical for metal-related characters (钅).

Zhège jièzhi shì jīn de.

This ring is made of gold.

Zhēn jīn bú pà huǒ liàn.

True gold fears no fire. (Proverb: the genuine article can withstand any test)

Jīnsè de qiūtiān hěn měi.

The golden autumn is beautiful.

culture

金 (jīn) is one of the five elements (五行 wǔxíng) in Chinese philosophy: 金 (metal), 木 (wood), 水 (water), 火 (fire), 土 (earth).

usage

金 appears in many surnames (金 Jīn) and place names. It's also the Korean/Kim surname character.

金 jīn