What is the 钅 component in Chinese characters?

钅 (jīn) is a Chinese character component associated here with “metal; gold”. It appears in 223 indexed related characters and is taught as a Meaning clue.

Is 钅 a radical or a component?

钅 serves as both a component used for learning patterns and a radical used for dictionary indexing. This page focuses on the learning pattern; the linked radical page focuses on lookup.

钅 Component — Meaning, Pattern and Related Characters

A repeatable reading move

How to use 钅

Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.

1

Spot 钅

Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.

2

Use the meaning clue

Use 钅 to guess the broad meaning area: metal; gold.

3

Check what changes

Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.

Shared clue钅Meaning clue

Read the pattern before memorizing the list

Use the metal category first, then let the right side narrow the object or sound.

The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.

Compare the family

What stays the same, what changes?

These cards only show complete visual decompositions from the current dataset that contain 钅.

钱=

钅+戋

qiánHSK 3.0 · L1

money, currency, coins

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错=

钅+昔

cuòHSK 3.0 · L2

error, mistake

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镇=

钅+真

zhènHSK 3.0 · L6

calm, composed

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钟=

钅+中

zhōngHSK 3.0 · L7-9

clock

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铁=

钅+失

tiěHSK 3.0 · L7-9

iron

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银=

钅+艮

yínHSK 3.0 · L6

silver

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锁=

钅+𭕆

suǒHSK 3.0 · L5

lock, padlock

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针=

钅+十

zhēnHSK 3.0 · L6

needle, pin, tack

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钻=

钅+占

zuānHSK 3.0 · L6

diamond

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锅=

钅+呙

guōHSK 3.0 · L5

cooking-pot, saucepan

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铺=

钅+甫

pùHSK 3.0 · L6

shop, store

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铜=

钅+同

tóngHSK 3.0 · L6

copper, bronze

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Additional indexed matches

Some matches have only a partial visual index. Open a character to see whether a complete decomposition is available; partial data is never shown as an equation.