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Chinese symbol for “metal”

金属
jīn shǔ
Traditional: 金屬
metal; 种 (zhǒng)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for metal is 金属 (jīn shǔ), defined as: metal; 种 (zhǒng).

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

金 jīn
gold, metal; money
radical 167 ⾦ · 8 strokes
属 shǔ
class, category, type; family; affiliated, belonging to
radical 44 ⼫ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “metal”

WordPinyinMeaning
钃shǔmetal

Related words

Other words that share a character with 金属.

WordPinyinMeaning
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
属于 (屬於)shǔ yúto belong to; to fall under (a category)
所属 (所屬)suǒ shǔone's affiliation (i.e. the organization one is affiliated with); subordinate (i.e. those subordinate to oneself)
家属 (家屬)jiā shǔfamily member; (family) dependent

See also: Japanese symbol for “metal”.

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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