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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
cash
HSK 3
funds; capital
HSK 3
scholarship / CL: 筆|笔
HSK 4
premium / award money / bonus
HSK 4
US dollar / USD
HSK 4
gold / golden (opportunity) / prime (time)
HSK 4
fund
HSK 5
deposit / down payment
HSK 5
rent
HSK 6
down payment / advance payment
HSK 7-9
retirement pension; pension payments received after retirement
HSK 7-9
official reserves / accumulated fund
HSK 7-9
pension
HSK 7-9
(printing) to stamp with gold foil; to bronze
compensation
to snatch gold / to take first place in a competition
to donate money / (monetary) contribution
to gold-plate; to gild / (fig.) to make sth quite ordinary seem special
to commit suicide by swallowing gold
rich; wealthy
metal hardware (nuts and bolts) / the five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron, tin 金銀銅鐵錫|金银铜铁锡
J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973), British philologist and author of fantasy fiction such as Lord of the Rings 魔戒
working capital
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *金* | 金* | *金
surname Jin / surname Kim (Korean) / Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234)
reserve requirement (finance)
Hawkins or Hawking / Stephen Hawking (1942-2018), English theoretical physicist
platinum / silver / white gold / (Singapore) money gift at a funeral
aluminum alloy
to beat a gong / to sound the retreat
monetary reward / remuneration
mokuma-gane (loanword)
monetary gift
condolence payment; compensation given in cases of bereavement, serious injury or hardship
monetary reward
student grant / education grant / scholarship
sheet metal working / auto body repair work / panel beating
commission
PolyGram (record label)
tax money (paid or due)
earnest money / cash deposit / bail / margin (in derivative trading)
annuity / pension / superannuation
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
capital / principal
an initial payment / earnest money / deposit
cash equivalent (accountancy)
pure gold
penalty (fee)
(Tw) National Pension, a social security scheme in Taiwan
salary / wage
money in circulation / fluid funds
overdue fine / late fine
reserves (bank)
Cheng Yaojin (589-665), aka 程知節|程知节, Chinese general of the Tang dynasty
petty cash
ransom
mutual fund
standard gold bar / deposit when submitting a tender
compensation payment (for injury) / relief payment
lit. to apply gold leaf to the face of a statue (idiom) / fig. to talk up; to extol the virtues of (oneself or sb else)
to commute a prison sentence to a fine (Tw)
Sikkim, Indian state bordering Tibet
to cover (a statue) with gold leaf; to gild / (fig.) to prettify; to glorify
chicken gizzard lining
gold-plating / gilded / gold-plated
lit. a promise worth a thousand pieces of gold (idiom) / fig. a promise that can be counted on
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
carated gold (alloy containing stated proportion of gold)
silence is golden (idiom)
a form of transit taxation in China introduced to finance armies to suppress the Taiping Rebellion
large sum of money
(saying) time is precious
pure gold / solid gold
lit. to sort the gold from the sand (idiom) / fig. to separate the wheat from the chaff
(name) Eugene
to gild / (old) wages paid to a performer or a troupe by a theater
one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom) / (in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect / each word is highly valued
to outline in gold
to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem
to pan for gold / to try to make a fortune
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
alloy
fine / to forfeit
metallurgy
betrothal money (given to the bride's family)
hedge fund
to make an in-app purchase in a game
Alexandr Sergeevich Pushkin (1799-1837), great Russian romantic poet
pure gold
Churkin (name) / Vitaly I. Churkin (1952-), Russian diplomat, Ambassador to UN from 2006
lit. my worn-out broom, a thousand in gold (idiom); fig. sentimental value / I wouldn't be parted with it for anything.
to gild / gilt
platinum
to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat / to egg people on or to call them back
(idiom) time is gold; every minute is precious
one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom); valuable advice / words of enormous weight

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