镏金

鎦金

liújīn

noun

Meanings

1 gilding (traditional fire-gilding technique)
2 gold-plated
3 gilt

Characters

to gild / gilded gold

Examples

HSK 6

这尊佛像采用了传统的镏金工艺。

Zhè zūn fóxiàng cǎiyòng le chuántǒng de liújīn gōngyì.

This Buddha statue was made using the traditional fire-gilding technique.

HSK 7-9

故宫里有许多镏金的铜器。

Gùgōng lǐ yǒu xǔduō liújīn de tóng qì.

There are many gilded bronze objects in the Forbidden City.

Tips

culture

Traditional 镏金 (also written 鎏金) involves dissolving gold in mercury, painting the amalgam onto bronze, then heating to drive off the mercury, leaving a thin gold layer fused to the surface. Used widely in Tang and Ming dynasty Buddhist sculpture and ritual vessels.

Stroke Order

镏 liú

金 jīn