锦 — Chinese character
锦
jǐn
brocade, tapestry; embroidered
- Pinyin
- jǐn
- Radical
- 167 ⾦ (Gold)
- Strokes
- 13
- Components
- 钅 帛
- Formation
- ideographic — Silk 帛 inlaid with gold 钅; 钅 also provides the pronunciation
- Traditional
- 錦
Common words with 锦
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 锦标赛 (錦標賽) | jǐn biāo sài | championship contest; championships |
| 集锦 (集錦) | jí jǐn | a collection of choice items (poems, photos etc) |
| 世锦赛 (世錦賽) | shì jǐn sài | world championship |
| 锦绣 (錦繡) | jǐn xiù | beautiful |
| 锦上添花 (錦上添花) | jǐn shàng tiān huā | (lit.) to add flowers to brocade (idiom); (fig.) to make sth good even better; to add an extra (often nonessential) benefit or embellishment |
| 什锦 (什錦) | shí jǐn | (food) assorted; mixed |
| 锦鲤 (錦鯉) | jǐn lǐ | koi (Cyprinus carpio haematopterus) |
| 锦旗 (錦旗) | jǐn qí | silk banner (as an award or gift) |
| 锦标 (錦標) | jǐn biāo | prize; trophy |
| 锦囊 (錦囊) | jǐn náng | silk brocade bag, used in ancient times to hold poetry manuscripts and other precious items; (fig.) tip (a piece of practical advice) |
| 织锦 (織錦) | zhī jǐn | brocade; silk fabric with colored pattern |
| 锦缎 (錦緞) | jǐn duàn | brocade |
English words written with 锦
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.