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金

jīn · jin/Jīn · jin

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Meaning

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jīn 金

  1. gold
  2. chemical element Au
  3. generic term for lustrous and ductile metals
  4. money
  5. golden
  6. highly respected
  7. one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音 (bā yīn)

Jīn 金

  1. surname Jin
  2. surname Kim (Korean)
  3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

金(jīn)的(de)颜(yán)色(sè)和(hé)黄(huáng)铜(tóng)很(hěn)相(xiāng)似(sì)。

Gold is similar in color to brass.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)枚(méi)戒(jiè)指(zhi)是(shì)纯(chún)金(jīn)的(de)。

This ring is made of pure gold.

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