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金 - jīn

gold; metals in general; money

gold; metals in general; money

How to read 金

Click 金 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinjīn
Englishgold; metals in general; money
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

金主 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 金代. Please read 金刚 one more time.

Common words with this character

financial backer; bankroller
Jin Dynasty , founded by the Jurchen 女真[Nu:3 zhen1] people of North China, a precursor of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty
King Kong
goldsmith

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 金 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 金主 and 金代 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 金.