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  *金* | 金* | *金
gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音
HSK 3
funds; capital
HSK 3
cash
HSK 3
gold / golden (opportunity) / prime (time)
HSK 4
premium / award money / bonus
HSK 4
US dollar / USD
HSK 4
scholarship / CL: 筆|笔
HSK 4
deposit / down payment
HSK 5
fund
HSK 5
rent
HSK 6
down payment / advance payment
HSK 7-9
official reserves / accumulated fund
HSK 7-9
pension
HSK 7-9
retirement pay / pension
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *金* | 金* | *金
surname Jin / surname Kim (Korean) / Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
metallurgy
thousand jin (pounds) of gold / money and riches / (honorific) invaluable (support) / (honorific) daughter
(name) Eugene
Zijin county in Heyuan 河源, Guangdong
employment benefits package mandated by labor laws in China, consisting of five insurances (pension, medical, unemployment, work injury, and maternity) and a housing fund
sheet metal working / auto body repair work / panel beating
silence is golden (idiom)
alloy
salary / wage
fine / to forfeit
finance
capital / principal
commission
Xiaojin County (Tibetan: btsan lha rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州, northwest Sichuan
large sum of money
platinum / silver / white gold / (Singapore) money gift at a funeral
to snatch gold / to take first place in a competition
platinum
(printing) to stamp with gold foil; to bronze
pure gold
Sikkim, Indian state bordering Tibet
Ruijin, county-level city in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州, Jiangxi
to commit suicide by swallowing gold
chicken gizzard lining
pure gold
reserve fund
Alexandr Sergeevich Pushkin (1799-1837), great Russian romantic poet
monetary reward / remuneration
to worship money / to be mad about money
monetary gift
to gold-plate; to gild / (fig.) to make sth quite ordinary seem special
to pan for gold / to try to make a fortune
Later Jin dynasty (from 1616-) / Manchu Khanate or kingdom that took over as Qing dynasty in 1644
ransom
variant of 鎦金|镏金
to outline in gold
to cover (a statue) with gold leaf; to gild / (fig.) to prettify; to glorify
tax money (paid or due)
to gild / gilt
pure gold / solid gold
to gild / (old) wages paid to a performer or a troupe by a theater
lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly / extravagant
to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem
an initial payment / earnest money / deposit
PolyGram (record label)
to beat a gong / to sound the retreat
lit. public opinion is powerful enough to melt metal (idiom) / fig. public clamor can obscure the actual truth / mass spreading of rumors can confuse right and wrong
gold-plating / gilded / gold-plated
lit. to sort the gold from the sand (idiom) / fig. to separate the wheat from the chaff
to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem
(idiom) time is gold; every minute is precious
annuity / pension / superannuation
lit. my worn-out broom, a thousand in gold (idiom); fig. sentimental value / I wouldn't be parted with it for anything.
rich; wealthy
betrothal money (given to the bride's family)
J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973), British philologist and author of fantasy fiction such as Lord of the Rings 魔戒
student grant / education grant / scholarship
one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom); valuable advice / words of enormous weight
to make an in-app purchase in a game
assay
gilded / inlaid with gold
Achim (son of Zadok in Matthew 1:14)
Liao and Jin dynasties, namely: Liao or Khitan dynasty (907-1125) and Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
Ba Jin (1904-2005), novelist, author of the trilogy 家春秋
Qianjin or Chienchin district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市, south Taiwan
standard gold bar / deposit when submitting a tender
aluminum alloy
to donate money / (monetary) contribution
mutual fund
index fund
money-spinning / moneymaking
penalty (fee)
(saying) time is precious
performance bond (international trade)
Cheng Yaojin (589-665), aka 程知節|程知节, Chinese general of the Tang dynasty
public welfare funds / community chest
James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin (1811-1863), British High Commissioner to China who ordered the looting and destruction of the Old Winter Palace Yuanmingyuan 圓明園|圆明园 in 1860 / Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin (1766-1841), who stole the Parthenon Marbles in 1801-1810
the first pot of gold / the initial profits from an economic endeavour
cash in hand
compensation payment (for injury) / relief payment
gold contract / special drawing right (SDR) / paper gold (finance)
molten metal
private equity fund / fund offered to private placement (e.g. hedge fund)

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