Do not use the method of learning Western languages to learn Chinese character, because the character of Western languages are Phonography. Chinese character is Ideographic, combined by the basic strokes, like horizontal line, vertical line, left-falling, right-falling and so on.
Each Chinese Character a Picture,in this article we introduce the character 金, means gold.
In the flash below you will know this character how to write, the correct order of strokes, the radical, phrases and you can hear the standard pronunciation.If you have trouble to use this flash,please read our article About Characters Flash before you study.
Instructions
连续 means consequent strokes
下一步 means next strok
重复 means previous stroke
Instructions
笔顺 means order of strokes
笔画 means strokes number
部首 means Radical
词组 means phrases
This character seems like an Egypt pyramid structure, there will be a lot of treasures in the pyramid, such as gold, jewelry etc. so it is the meaning of "gold". but the original meaning of this character is metal. gold is a kind of metal. it seems no difficulty to understand its meaning. when this character is used as a radical, the form transformed into 钅, characters under this radical always have relationship with metal. for example 银 yín ( means silver ), 铜 tóng ( means copper ), 铁 tiě (means iron ).
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Radical 金 (钅) ( means metal )
Characters under this radical 钟 zhōng( means clock )
Strokes Number is 8 strokes
Words and Phrases
金币 jīn bì gold coin
金钱 jīn qián money
金融 jīn róng finance; banking
金碧辉煌 jīn bì huī huáng looking splendid in green and gold
金屋藏娇 jīn wū cáng jiāo keep a mistress in a love nest
精诚所至 金石为开 jīng chéng suǒ zhì jīn shí wéi kāi the utmost sincerity can soften even metal and stone;
Sentences
这家商店日进斗金 zhè jiāshāng diàn rì jìn dòu jīn this shop is a regular gold-mine
Tip: pinyin letter with red font means this character is a Polyphone character
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