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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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
fund
HSK 5
cash
HSK 3
US dollar / USD
HSK 4
gold / golden (opportunity) / prime (time)
HSK 4
funds; capital
HSK 3
premium / award money / bonus
HSK 4
deposit / down payment
HSK 5
scholarship / CL: 筆|笔
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *金* | 金* | *金
surname Jin / surname Kim (Korean) / Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234)
rent
HSK 6
lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds and true gold stands the test of fire (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis
down payment / advance payment
HSK 7-9
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
(saying) time is precious
official reserves / accumulated fund
HSK 7-9
(idiom) time is gold; every minute is precious
chicken gizzard lining
thousand jin (pounds) of gold / money and riches / (honorific) invaluable (support) / (honorific) daughter
mutual fund
one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom); valuable advice / words of enormous weight
metal hardware (nuts and bolts) / the five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron, tin 金銀銅鐵錫|金银铜铁锡
venture capital fund
earnest money / cash deposit / bail / margin (in derivative trading)
petty cash
lit. the man has gold under his knees; fig. a man who does not easily kneel in front of others (owing to pride or moral integrity)
land is extremely expensive (in that area) (idiom)
finance
retirement pension; pension payments received after retirement
HSK 7-9
to worship money / to be mad about money
capital / principal
consumer finance (abbr. for 消費金融|消费金融)
to pan for gold / to try to make a fortune
metallurgy
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
Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968), American clergyman and civil rights activist
exchange-traded fund (ETF)
to commute a prison sentence to a fine (Tw)
to make an in-app purchase in a game
annuity / pension / superannuation
student grant / education grant / scholarship
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
pension
HSK 7-9
to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem
Achim (son of Zadok in Matthew 1:14)
revolving fund / working capital / petty cash / turnover
employment benefits package mandated by labor laws in China, consisting of five insurances (pension, medical, unemployment, work injury, and maternity) and a housing fund
hedge fund
commission
large sum of money
betrothal money (given to the bride's family)
store credit (credit to be spent at a specified retailer)
working capital
the first pot of gold / the initial profits from an economic endeavour
salary / wage
monetary reward / remuneration
cash equivalent (accountancy)
index fund
grant (Tw)
Alexandr Sergeevich Pushkin (1799-1837), great Russian romantic poet
reserve requirement (finance)
overdue fine / late fine
reserves (bank)
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
Later Jin dynasty (from 1616-) / Manchu Khanate or kingdom that took over as Qing dynasty in 1644
money in circulation / fluid funds
rich; wealthy
(HK, Singapore) money gift at a funeral
silence is golden (idiom)
Ba Jin (1904–2005), novelist, author of the trilogy 家春秋
cash in hand
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
to commit suicide by swallowing gold
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
private equity fund / fund offered to private placement (e.g. hedge fund)
platinum
to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem
Churkin (name) / Vitaly I. Churkin (1952-), Russian diplomat, Ambassador to UN from 2006
to snatch gold / to take first place in a competition
pure gold
fine / to forfeit
to beat a gong / to sound the retreat
central finance / Chinese monetary fund
sheet metal working / auto body repair work / panel beating
to gold-plate; to gild / (fig.) to make sth quite ordinary seem special
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
an initial payment / earnest money / deposit
to outline in gold
tax money (paid or due)
ransom
zircaloy
Hawkins or Hawking / Stephen Hawking (1942-2018), English theoretical physicist
to gild / gilt
reserve fund
molten metal
pension or lump-sum payment for the injured or for the family of the deceased

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