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Chinese symbol for “gilt”

泥金
ní jīn
to gild; gilt

The closest CC-CEDICT match for gilt 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

泥 ní
mud, earth, clay; plaster, paste
radical 85 ⽔ · 8 strokes
金 jīn
gold, metal; money
radical 167 ⾦ · 8 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 泥金.

WordPinyinMeaning
水泥shuǐ nícement; measure word: 袋 (dài)
泥土ní tǔearth; soil; mud; clay
泥沙ní shāsilt
草泥马 (草泥馬)cǎo ní mǎsee 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 nìngmuddy; mud
泥巴ní ba(coll.) mud
资金 (資金)zī jīnfunds; capital
金融jīn róngbanking; finance

See also: Japanese symbol for “gilt”.

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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