押金 (yājīn) · deposit (refundable)

押金 (yājīn) means “deposit (refundable)”. It is written with 2 characters: 押 (to arrest) + 金 (gold). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).

How 押金 is built

What 押 is made of

扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
甲jiǎ — armor
- 冂 — frame
  - 丨 — vertical stroke

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)

租房子要先交押金。Zū fángzi yào xiān jiāo yājīn.You have to pay a deposit to rent a flat.

退房时，押金会还给你。Tuì fáng shí, yājīn huì huán gěi nǐ.The deposit is returned when you check out.

What does 押金 mean?

押金 (yājīn) means “deposit (refundable)”.

How do you pronounce 押金?

押金 is pronounced yājīn.

Which HSK level is 押金?

押金 is in Old HSK 5.

Learn 押金 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 109: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.