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Chinese symbol for “gilded”

镶金
xiāng jīn
Traditional: 鑲金
gilded; inlaid with gold

The closest CC-CEDICT match for gilded is 镶金 (xiāng jīn), defined as: gilded; inlaid with gold.

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

镶 xiāng
inset, inlay; to set, to mount; to fill
radical 167 ⾦ · 22 strokes
金 jīn
gold, metal; money
radical 167 ⾦ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “gilded”

WordPinyinMeaning
镏金 (鎦金)liú jīngold-plating; gilded

Related words

Other words that share a character with 镶金.

WordPinyinMeaning
镶嵌 (鑲嵌)xiāng qiànto inlay; to embed
镶边 (鑲邊)xiāng biānedge; border
镶牙 (鑲牙)xiāng yáto have a false tooth set in; denture
资金 (資金)zī jīnfunds; capital
金融jīn róngbanking; finance
基金jī jīnfund
黄金 (黃金)huáng jīngold; golden (opportunity)
金额 (金額)jīn ésum of money; amount of money

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.

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