Read Edit View history Discussion 金 jīn HSK3 metal Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 王 and 吕 represent the meaning and 今 represents the sound. 王 depicts a metal axe and 吕 depicts two metal plates. Pinyin Separate values with commas jīn × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Remnant from the top part of 今. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 金 Simp strokes 金 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Depicts a metal axe. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 金 Simp strokes 金 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Depicts two metal plates. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 金 Simp strokes 金 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 金 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 463, 815 ], [ 488, 786 ], [ 495, 764 ], [ 446, 673 ], [ 357, 553 ], [ 292, 482 ], [ 237, 433 ], [ 135, 357 ], [ 60, 314 ] ], [ [ 529, 721 ], [ 529, 708 ], [ 608, 621 ], [ 722, 509 ], [ 774, 467 ], [ 790, 458 ], [ 836, 449 ], [ 967, 432 ] ], [ [ 326, 438 ], [ 346, 432 ], [ 393, 432 ], [ 596, 476 ], [ 649, 475 ] ], [ [ 295, 275 ], [ 317, 268 ], [ 365, 267 ], [ 535, 295 ], [ 630, 318 ], [ 669, 312 ] ], [ [ 462, 420 ], [ 497, 394 ], [ 500, 335 ], [ 494, 84 ], [ 474, 61 ] ], [ [ 264, 203 ], [ 341, 143 ], [ 358, 108 ] ], [ [ 667, 264 ], [ 688, 224 ], [ 562, 128 ] ], [ [ 175, 14 ], [ 230, 2 ], [ 435, 30 ], [ 734, 54 ], [ 770, 49 ], [ 821, 31 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 527 731 Q 536 744 543 749 Q 553 755 551 767 Q 550 779 536 794 Q 499 831 460 827 Q 450 826 452 810 Q 462 702 278 504 Q 133 378 54 318 Q 44 312 56 308 Q 134 318 278 435 Q 378 525 510 708 L 527 731 Z", "M 510 708 Q 613 572 746 429 Q 768 407 804 409 Q 925 416 963 424 Q 975 428 976 433 Q 976 439 960 447 Q 798 498 739 542 Q 642 620 527 731 C 505 752 492 732 510 708 Z", "M 507 430 Q 651 463 654 465 Q 663 472 659 480 Q 652 492 624 500 Q 599 506 498 475 Q 410 454 334 448 Q 298 442 323 426 Q 362 402 419 415 Q 435 419 455 420 L 507 430 Z", "M 526 270 Q 668 300 674 303 Q 683 310 679 320 Q 672 332 642 341 Q 618 347 527 321 L 470 307 Q 382 291 303 285 Q 266 281 292 262 Q 334 235 391 248 Q 428 255 470 261 L 526 270 Z", "M 517 58 Q 521 175 526 270 L 527 321 Q 530 408 531 408 Q 530 411 529 411 Q 519 421 507 430 C 484 449 442 447 455 420 Q 470 401 470 307 L 470 261 Q 469 185 469 52 C 469 22 516 28 517 58 Z", "M 283 157 Q 305 133 329 104 Q 342 89 359 88 Q 369 87 377 101 Q 383 116 377 148 Q 370 179 283 208 Q 267 212 260 211 Q 254 207 255 194 Q 258 182 283 157 Z", "M 644 225 Q 623 198 556 134 Q 544 118 562 120 Q 583 129 680 177 Q 699 190 724 197 Q 746 204 738 223 Q 728 242 703 258 Q 681 274 669 273 Q 656 273 659 260 Q 660 241 644 225 Z", "M 469 52 Q 336 39 179 24 Q 155 23 172 3 Q 187 -13 207 -19 Q 229 -26 248 -22 Q 489 35 803 15 Q 803 16 806 15 Q 828 14 834 24 Q 841 37 823 52 Q 766 97 724 89 Q 645 76 517 58 L 469 52 Z" ] } 8 strokes 金 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 458, 822 ], [ 498, 757 ], [ 379, 580 ], [ 243, 434 ], [ 57, 313 ] ], [ [ 524, 725 ], [ 786, 460 ], [ 971, 437 ] ], [ [ 321, 437 ], [ 653, 481 ] ], [ [ 289, 274 ], [ 372, 269 ], [ 675, 319 ] ], [ [ 459, 427 ], [ 499, 395 ], [ 485, 46 ] ], [ [ 261, 205 ], [ 340, 145 ], [ 368, 93 ] ], [ [ 667, 269 ], [ 687, 213 ], [ 557, 128 ] ], [ [ 171, 18 ], [ 229, 3 ], [ 717, 56 ], [ 830, 37 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M527,731C542,753 553,750 551,767C550,776 545,785 536,794C511,819 486,830 460,827C453,827 450,823 452,810C458,740 398,629 282,504C190,406 107,358 54,318C47,314 47,307 56,308C123,323 202,369 278,435C370,518 465,648 510,708C521,723 521,723 527,731Z", "M510,708C578,618 655,526 746,429C759,416 780,408 804,409C884,414 937,418 963,424C971,426 975,430 976,433C976,437 969,445 960,447C850,484 777,513 739,542C673,595 603,657 527,731C520,738 504,716 510,708Z", "M507,430C603,449 652,464 654,465C660,470 661,476 659,480C654,490 640,499 624,500C602,502 560,490 498,475C451,465 401,455 334,448C309,446 305,438 323,426C355,404 385,407 455,420C490,427 490,427 507,430Z", "M526,270C620,286 670,301 674,303C680,308 681,316 679,320C673,331 660,336 642,341C624,346 587,335 527,321C489,312 489,312 470,308C436,301 355,290 303,285C278,283 274,274 292,262C319,244 354,241 387,246C411,251 436,256 470,261C507,267 507,267 526,270Z", "M517,58C519,136 524,207 526,270C527,304 527,304 527,321C527,367 533,383 533,398C533,417 515,424 507,430C492,439 446,435 455,420C465,408 470,371 470,308C470,277 470,277 470,261C470,211 469,141 469,52C469,36 517,42 517,58Z", "M283,157C298,142 311,126 329,104C336,96 346,89 359,88C364,88 372,92 377,101C381,111 381,130 377,148C372,172 339,191 283,208C270,213 264,213 260,211C255,210 253,205 255,194C256,188 266,174 283,157Z", "M644,225C629,208 599,178 556,134C546,125 550,117 562,120C576,125 614,144 678,177C691,185 707,193 724,197C738,202 742,213 738,223C730,238 717,248 703,258C686,270 677,274 669,273C660,273 657,272 659,260C660,251 653,237 644,225Z", "M469,52C365,39 283,34 179,24C163,23 158,18 172,3C179,-6 191,-13 207,-19C219,-22 235,-25 248,-22C408,16 594,41 803,15C811,15 830,18 834,24C838,33 833,44 823,52C783,84 752,94 724,89C671,80 602,69 517,58C485,54 485,54 469,52Z" ] } 8 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.