Chinese symbol for “gold”
金
jīn
gold; chemical element Au; generic term for lustrous and ductile metals; money
The closest CC-CEDICT match for gold is 金 (jīn), defined as: gold; chemical element Au; generic term for lustrous and ductile metals; money; golden; highly respected.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “gold”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 黄金 (黃金) | huáng jīn | gold; golden (opportunity) |
| 金子 | jīn zi | gold |
| 金色 | jīn sè | golden; gold (color) |
| 鋆 | yún | gold |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 金.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 资金 (資金) | zī jīn | funds; capital |
| 金融 | jīn róng | banking; finance |
| 基金 | jī jīn | fund |
| 黄金 (黃金) | huáng jīn | gold; golden (opportunity) |
| 金额 (金額) | jīn é | sum of money; amount of money |
| 金属 (金屬) | jīn shǔ | metal; 种 (zhǒng) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “gold”.
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.