现金
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 4
现金 (xiànjīn) · cash
现金 (xiànjīn) means “cash”. It is written with 2 characters: 现 (to appear) + 金 (gold). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 现金 is built
The characters
现 xiàn · to appear
What 现 is made of
- 王wáng — king
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 见jiàn — to see
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: To see 见 jade 王; 见 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
金 jīn · gold
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)
Example sentences
我身上没有现金。Wǒ shēnshang méiyǒu xiànjīn.I don't have any cash on me.
可以用现金付钱吗？Kěyǐ yòng xiànjīn fù qián ma?Can I pay in cash?
Questions about 现金
What does 现金 mean?
现金 (xiànjīn) means “cash”.
How do you pronounce 现金?
现金 is pronounced xiànjīn.
Which HSK level is 现金?
现金 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 现在xiànzàinow
- 出现chūxiànto appear
- 发现fāxiànto find
- 实现shíxiànto realize
- 表现biǎoxiànto perform
- 体现tǐxiànto reflect
- 现场xiànchǎngscene
- 现代xiàndàimodern
- 现实xiànshíreality
- 现象xiànxiàngphenomenon
Learn 现金 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 96: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.