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).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “metal”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 钃 | shǔ | metal |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 金属.
| 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 |
| 属于 (屬於) | shǔ yú | to belong to; to fall under (a category) |
| 所属 (所屬) | suǒ shǔ | one's affiliation (i.e. the organization one is affiliated with); subordinate (i.e. those subordinate to oneself) |
| 家属 (家屬) | jiā shǔ | family member; (family) dependent |
See also: Japanese symbol for “metal”.
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