金 jīn gold
gold; metal; money
How it came to be
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
The bronze form shows two small blocks of metal beside the rest of the character, whose top gives the sound.
用法
- Gold/metal, and by extension money. 现金 (xiànjīn) cash, 资金 (zījīn) funds/capital, 黄金 (huángjīn) gold.
- A named sum of money: 奖金 (jiǎngjīn) bonus, 押金 (yājīn) deposit, 租金 (zūjīn) rent.
- As a metal-radical character it also names one of the five elements (五行) and is a common surname (Jīn).
含“金”的汉字
含“金”的词语
- 现金xiànjīncashHSK 4
- 奖金jiǎngjīnbonusHSK 4
- 奖学金jiǎngxuéjīnscholarshipHSK 4
- 押金yājīndepositHSK 5
- 租金zūjīnrentHSK 5
- 资金zījīnfundsHSK 5
- 黄金huángjīngoldHSK 5
- 基金jījīnfundHSK 6
- 金子jīnzigoldHSK 6
- 金属jīnshǔmetalHSK 6
- 金牌jīnpáigold medalHSK 6
- 金融jīnróngbankingHSK 6
- 金钱jīnqiánmoneyHSK 6
- 金额jīn’ésum of moneyHSK 6
- 基金会jījīnhuìfoundationHSK 7
- 定金dìngjīndown paymentHSK 7
例句
- 这个月底发奖金。 Zhège yuèdǐ fā jiǎngjīn.The bonuses will be distributed at the end of the month.
- 算一算你的钱包有多少现金？ Suàn yī suàn nǐ de qiánbāo yǒu duōshǎo xiànjīn?Count how much cash you've got in your wallet.
- 我有一千美金。 Wǒ yǒu yīqiān Měijīn.I've got one thousand U.S. dollars.
- 我有一万美金。 Wǒ yǒu yīwàn Měijīn.I've got ten thousand U.S. dollars.