金
金 (jīn) means “gold”. It is made of 人 + 王 + 丷 and has 8 strokes, and is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
Break 金 into its parts
What 金 is made of
- 人 rén — person
- 王 wáng — king
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土 tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丷 ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: A cast-iron bell (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
金 stroke order
Example sentences
这个杯子是金的吗？Zhège bēizi shì jīn de ma?Is this cup made of gold?
她有一块金表。Tā yǒu yī kuài jīn biǎo.She has a gold watch.
Words with 金
- 金牌jīnpáigold medal
- 现金xiànjīncash
- 资金zījīnfunds
- 黄金huángjīngold
- 奖金jiǎngjīnbonus
- 奖学金jiǎngxuéjīnscholarship
- 美金měijīnUS dollar
- 金属jīnshǔmetal
- 押金yājīndeposit (refundable)
- 基金jījīnfund
- 金融jīnróngfinance
Also built with 人
- 个gègeneral measure word
- 今jīnmodern
- 介jièagent
- 从cóngfrom
- 仓cānggranary
- 令lìngcommand
- 以yǐwith
- 企qǐto plan a project
- 众zhòngmultitude
- 会huìcan
- 伞sǎnumbrella
- 余yúsurplus
Quick facts
| Pinyin | jīn |
|---|---|
| Meaning | gold; golden; metal |
| Strokes | 8 |
| Radical | 金 (gold, #167) |
| Pattern | Top–bottom |
| HSK | HSK 3 (2021) |
Questions about 金
What does 金 mean?
金 (jīn) means “gold; golden; metal”.
How many strokes does 金 have?
金 has 8 strokes.
What is the radical of 金?
The radical of 金 is 金 (jīn, “gold”), Kangxi radical number 167.
What parts make up 金?
金 is made of 人 (person) and 王 (king) and 丷 (kwukyel).
Which HSK level is 金?
金 is in HSK 3 (2021).
Learn 金 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 74: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.