金属
Old HSK 5
金属 (jīnshǔ) · metal
金属 (jīnshǔ) means “metal”. It is written with 2 characters: 金 (gold) + 属 (to be born in the year of). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 金属 is built
The characters
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)
属 shǔ · to be born in the year of
What 属 is made of
- 尸shī — body
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 禹yǔ — legendary Hsia dynasty founder
- 禸róu — rump
- 冂 — frame
- 厶sī — private
- 禸róu — rump
Origin hint: 尸 gives the meaning, 禹 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这个盒子是金属做的。Zhège hézi shì jīnshǔ zuò de.This box is made of metal.
金属在冬天摸起来很冷。Jīnshǔ zài dōngtiān mō qǐlai hěn lěng.Metal feels cold in winter.
Questions about 金属
What does 金属 mean?
金属 (jīnshǔ) means “metal”.
How do you pronounce 金属?
金属 is pronounced jīnshǔ.
Which HSK level is 金属?
金属 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 金牌jīnpáigold medal
- 现金xiànjīncash
- 资金zījīnfunds
- 黄金huángjīngold
- 奖金jiǎngjīnbonus
- 奖学金jiǎngxuéjīnscholarship
- 美金měijīnUS dollar
- 押金yājīndeposit (refundable)
- 基金jījīnfund
- 金融jīnróngfinance
Learn 金属 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 51: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.