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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
gold medal / CL:
HSK 3
money / currency
HSK 6
sum of money / monetary value
HSK 6
banking / finance / financial
HSK 6
pyramid (building or structure)
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metal / CL: 種|种
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gold
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  *金* | 金* | *金
surname Jin / surname Kim (Korean) / Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
Jinta county in Jiuquan 酒泉, Gansu
golden seal / characters tattooed on a convict's face
Jinfeng or Chinfeng township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县, southeast Taiwan
Financial Times
lit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom); fig. to vanish leaving an empty shell / a crafty escape plan
gold dust / salted egg yolk sauce
golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)
Jinguashi, town in Ruifang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan, noted for its historic gold and copper mines, used as a prisoner-of-war camp by the Japanese (1942-1945)
Jinchengjiang district of Hechi city 河池市, Guangxi
Jinpingmei or the Golden Lotus (1617), Ming dynasty vernacular novel, formerly notorious and banned for its sexual content
goldfish
gold coin
gold medal; first prize
Jinta county in Jiuquan 酒泉, Gansu
King Kong
diamond / (used to translate Sanskrit "vajra", a thunderbolt or mythical weapon) / guardian deity (in Buddhist iconography)
gold bar
blond fur
Kaneko (Japanese surname)
gold and silver
Taurus (star sign) / Jinniu district of Chengdu city 成都市, Sichuan
Jinxiang County in Jining 濟寧|济宁, Shandong
Jin'an, a district of Lu'an City 六安市, Anhui
fall; autumn
Jinshan suburban district of Shanghai / Jinshan or Chinshan township in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan
gold lettering / gold characters
Jindong district of Jinhua city 金華市|金华市, Zhejiang
profound friendship / sworn brotherhood
Jinxi county in Fuzhou 撫州|抚州, Jiangxi
Golden Cicada
gold leaf
golden cudgel, weapon wielded by Sun Wukong in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记
Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia
Jinping District of Shantou City 汕頭市|汕头市, Guangdong
lit. gold and jade fill the hall (idiom) / fig. abundant wealth / abundance of knowledge
Jinzhai, a county in Lu'an 六安, Anhui
Jinwan District of Zhuhai City 珠海市, Guangdong
(lit.) tablet with inscription in gold / (fig.) pass list for the top imperial examinations; roll of honor
gold ornaments
gold collar / high-level senior executive / highly-skilled worker
Jintai District of Baoji City 寶雞市|宝鸡市, Shaanxi
Venus (planet)
gold star / stars (that one sees from blow to the head etc)
tuna
gold mine / gold ore
impregnable fortress (abbr. for 金城湯池|金城汤池)
very powerful army
Kinmen or Quemoy islands off the Fujian coast, administered by Taiwan / Jinmen county in Quanzhou 泉州, Fujian, PRC
Admiralty, Hong Kong
Jinchuan County (Tibetan: chu chen 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
Jinshui District of Zhengzhou City 鄭州市|郑州市, Henan
tortoise / scarab beetle
Gimcheon (city in South Korea)
inscription in bronze / bell-cauldron inscription
Jintang county in Chengdu 成都, Sichuan
gold and jade in glorious splendor (idiom) / fig. a dazzling sight (e.g. royal palace)
a golden house to keep one's mistress (idiom); a magnificent house built for a beloved woman
gold and jade / precious
Kingway (Chinese beer brand)
golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana)
Jinhu county in Huai'an 淮安, Jiangsu / Chinhu town in Kinmen County 金門縣|金门县 (Kinmen or Quemoy islands), Taiwan
to win top marks in the imperial examinations
throne room
Golden Crow / the sun / the three-legged golden crow that lives in the sun
Jinyang county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彝族自治州|凉山彝族自治州, south Sichuan
Jinkouhe district of Leshan city 樂山市|乐山市, Sichuan
metal and stone / fig. hard objects / inscription on metal or bronze
gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside (idiom)
golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty
not all gold is sufficiently red (idiom); no-one is perfect
pumpkin (Gymnopetalum chinense) / a mace with a brass head resembling a pumpkin
Ca Mau, Vietnam
gems of wisdom (idiom); priceless advice
golden rooster stands on one leg (tai chi posture) / standing on one leg
chinaberry (Melia azedarach)
Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
(idiom) to have a face as terrifying as a temple's guardian deity
Aerodramus, genus of birds that use echolocation, a subset of the Collocaliini tribe (swiflets), two of whose species – Aerodramus fuciphagus and Aerodramus maximus – build nests harvested to make bird's nest soup
scarab
impregnable fortress
Duracell (US brand of batteries etc)
golden yellow; golden
troy weight, system of weights for precious metals and gemstones based on the 12-ounce pound (or 5,760 grains)
quinine powder
golden rule / key principle
financial backer / bankroller
lit. dazzling with paper and gold (idiom); fig. indulging in a life of luxury
hornwort (Ceratophyllum demersum)
intimate friendship (idiom)

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