黄金
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
黄金 (huángjīn) · gold
黄金 (huángjīn) means “gold; golden; prime”. It is written with 2 characters: 黄 (yellow) + 金 (gold). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 黄金 is built
The characters
黄 huáng · yellow
What 黄 is made of
- 由yóu — cause
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: A jade pendant (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
这块手表是黄金的吗？Zhè kuài shǒubiǎo shì huángjīn de ma?Is this watch made of gold?
现在是学习的黄金时间。Xiànzài shì xuéxí de huángjīn shíjiān.Now is the golden time for studying.
Questions about 黄金
What does 黄金 mean?
黄金 (huángjīn) means “gold; golden; prime”.
How do you pronounce 黄金?
黄金 is pronounced huángjīn.
Which HSK level is 黄金?
黄金 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 黄色huángsèyellow
- 黄瓜huángguācucumber
- 黄河Huáng Héthe Yellow River
- 黄昏huánghūndusk
- 黄huángyellow
- 金牌jīnpáigold medal
- 现金xiànjīncash
- 资金zījīnfunds
- 奖金jiǎngjīnbonus
- 奖学金jiǎngxuéjīnscholarship
Learn 黄金 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 34: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.