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jīn
Main
English Definitiongold; chemical element Au; generic term for lustrous and ductile metals; money; golden; highly respected; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音; (Chinese surname); surname Kim (Korean); Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
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Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)
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Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄐㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping)gam1
Part of Speech(名) noun
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Part of chemistry/elements
Part of religion/mysticism/five phases
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=3

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Words With Same Tail Word    
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