Chinese symbol for “gild”
泥金
ní jīn
to gild; gilt
The closest CC-CEDICT match for gild is 泥金 (ní jīn), defined as: to gild; gilt.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “gild”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 包金 | bāo jīn | to gild; (old) wages paid to a performer or a troupe by a theater |
| 镀金 (鍍金) | dù jīn | to gold-plate; to gild; (fig.) to make sth quite ordinary seem special |
| 贴金 (貼金) | tiē jīn | to cover (a statue) with gold leaf; to gild; (fig.) to prettify; to glorify |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 泥金.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 水泥 | shuǐ ní | cement; measure word: 袋 (dài) |
| 泥土 | ní tǔ | earth; soil; mud; clay |
| 泥沙 | ní shā | silt |
| 草泥马 (草泥馬) | cǎo ní mǎ | see 肏你妈 (cào nǐ mā) (near homophone used to avoid Internet censorship); (Internet slang) fictional alpaca-like animal; by extension, an actu |
| 泥泞 (泥濘) | ní nìng | muddy; mud |
| 泥巴 | ní ba | (coll.) mud |
| 资金 (資金) | zī jīn | funds; capital |
| 金融 | jīn róng | banking; finance |
See also: Japanese symbol for “gild”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.