金
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jīn · gold, metal

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8Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 金

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jīnWords pronounced jīn
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Example sentences

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Tā bǎ jiǎng jīn cún dào yínháng le.他把奖金存到银行了。

He deposited the prize money in the bank.

Source: Tatoeba #3680886 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shǎo le yí gè jiè zhǐ hé yì diǎn xiàn jīn.少了一个戒指和一点现金。

A ring and some cash are missing.

Source: Tatoeba #469483 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Luó mǎ rén de huáng jīn shí dài yǐ guò qù le.罗马人的黄金时代已过去了。

The Golden Age of the Romans is in the past.

Source: Tatoeba #1245082 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā de dà bùfen shōu rù fù le zū jīn.他的大部分收入付了租金。

The majority of his income goes to pay his rent.

Source: Tatoeba #1316928 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ dé le jīn pái.我得了金牌。

I won the gold medal.

Source: Tatoeba #1516453 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zhī dào jīn qián bú shì wàn néng de.我知道金钱不是万能的。

I know that money isn't everything.

Source: Tatoeba #476794 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 金 in context

  1. Say jīn, then recall the core meaning: gold, metal.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 奖金 (jiǎng jīn), meaning “premium”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 金 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.