金
Character
gold; a very expensive, shiny yellow metal
- Radical
- 金 (itself)
- Strokes
- 8
- Structure
- Top–bottom
- Parts
- 人 王 丷
- Traditional
- 金
- Frequency
- #246 most common character
Meaning
jīn
jin1- gold; a very expensive, shiny yellow metal
- golden; bright yellow, like the color of gold
- money (as in 现金)
Examples
金子很贵。
jīn zi hěn guì
Gold is very expensive.
AI-generated sentence
她买了一个金色的手机。
tā mǎi le yí ge jīn sè de shǒu jī
She bought a golden phone.
AI-generated sentence
我付了现金。
wǒ fù le xiàn jīn
I paid in cash.
AI-generated sentence
Stroke order
All 8 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 金
Draw “金” here — the faint guide shows its shape.
Words with 金
See all 399 →金牌jīn páia gold medal given to the winner of a competition or gameWordHSK 3金融jīn róngmoney business, like banks and how people use moneyWordHSK 6金钱jīn qiánmoney in general, often a large or important amountWordHSK 6金额jīn éan amount of moneyWordHSK 6金子jīn zǐgold; a soft, yellow, very expensive metalWordHSK 7–9金属jīn shǔmetal; a hard, heavy material like iron, gold, or silverWordHSK 7–9金字塔jīn zì tǎa very large old stone building shaped like a triangleWordHSK 7–9金主jīn zhǔfinancial backerWord金乌jīn wūGolden CrowWord金代jīn dàiJin Dynasty (1115-1234), founded by the Jurchen 女真 (Nǚ zhēn) people of North China, a precursor of the Mongol Yuan DynastyWord