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金 is the symbol for metal (often means gold or money) in Chinese, Korean and Japanese.
In an interesting twist, in Japanese, this Kanji can also mean "Friday." I guess Friday is "the golden day" in Japan.
Gold / Metal is one of the five elements that ancient Chinese believed all things were composed of. These elements are also part of the cycle of Chinese astrology. Every person has both an animal sign, and one of the five elements according to the date of their birth. See also Five Elements and Chinese 12 Animals / Zodiac.
jīn mù shuǐ huǒ tǔ
金木水火土 is a list of the Chinese characters for the five elements in a comfortable order (meaning that they simply "feel right" to a Chinese person who views this arrangement).
The order is metal, wood, water, fire, earth.
Note that sometimes the metal element is translated as gold. And earth refers to soil versus the whole planet earth.
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
金 see styles |
jīn / jin1 chin kin / きん |
 More info & calligraphy: gold; chemical element Au; generic term for lustrous and ductile metals; money; golden; highly respected; one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]; surname Jin; surname Kim (Korean); Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234) (n,n-suf,adj-no) (1) gold (Au); golden (color); gold (medal, cup); (adj-no,n) (2) valuable; of highest value; (3) money; gold coin; (4) (abbreviation) (See 金曜) Friday; (5) (See 五行・1) metal (fourth of the five elements); (6) Jin (dynasty of China; 1115-1234 CE); (n,n-suf) (7) (abbreviation) {shogi} (See 金将) gold general; (8) (abbreviation) (colloquialism) (See 金玉・きんたま) testicles; (suf,ctr) (9) karat; carat; (personal name) Jin; (surname) Jiyon; (surname) Jun; (surname) Jiyai; (surname) Kon; (surname) Kintaka; (personal name) Kinji; (surname, female given name) Kin; (surname) Kiyon; (personal name) Kaneyuki; (personal name) Kanenori; (surname) Kanetaka; (personal name) Kaneshi; (personal name) Kanekatsu; (surname) Kane; (personal name) Kanuchi; (surname) Kanaya; (surname) Kanataka; (surname) Kanazaki; (surname) Kanasaki; (place-name, surname) Kanahiraṇya, 伊爛拏 which means cold, any precious metal, semen, etc.; or 蘇伐刺 suvarṇa, which means "of a good or beautiful colour", "golden", "yellow", "gold", "a gold coin", etc. The Chinese means metal, gold, money. |
銀 银 see styles |
yín / yin2 yin ginji / ぎんじ ginsaki / ぎんさき gin / ぎん |
 More info & calligraphy: silver; silver-colored; relating to money or currency (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) silver (Ag); (2) silver coin; money; (3) silver medal; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (4) silver colour; silver color; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) silver (Ag); (2) silver coin; money; (3) silver medal; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (4) silver colour; silver color; (5) (shogi) (abbreviation) silver general; (out-dated kanji) (1) money; (2) metal; (personal name) Ginji; (surname) Ginsaki; (surname, female given name) Ginrūpya. Silver; money. |
鬆 松 see styles |
sōng / song1 sung su / す |
loose; to loosen; to relax (1) (kana only) cavity (in old root vegetables, tofu, metal casting, etc.); pore; hollow; bubble; blowhole; (can be adjective with の) (2) (kana only) porous; pithy; spongy |
五行 see styles |
wǔ xíng / wu3 xing2 wu hsing gogyou / gogyo / ごぎょう |
 More info & calligraphy: five phases of Chinese philosophy: wood 木, fire 火, earth 土, metal 金, water 水 (1) (See 五大・ごだい・1) the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; wu xing; (2) {Buddh} five practices of the Bodhisattvas; (3) (See 六信五行) the five pillars of Islam; (surname, given name) GogyouThe five lines of conduct. I. According to the 起信論 Awakening of Faith they are almsgiving; keeping the commandments; patience under insult; zeal or progress; meditation. II. According to the 涅槃經 Nirvana Sutra they are saintly or bodhisattva deeds; arhat, or noble deeds; deva deeds; children's deeds (i. e. normal good deeds of men, devas, and Hinayanists); sickness conditions, e. g. illness, delusion, etc.; — into all these lines of conduct and conditions a Bodhisattva enters. III. The five elements, or tanmātra— wood, fire, earth, metal, and water; or earth, water, ire, air, and ether (or space) as taught by the later Mahāyāna philosophy; idem 五大; five practices |
風輪 see styles |
fēng lún / feng1 lun2 feng lun |
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㱾 see styles |
gāi / gai1 kai |
a kind of metal or jade ornament worn in ancient times to ward off evil spirits |
扦 see styles |
qiān / qian1 ch`ien / chien |
short slender pointed piece of metal, bamboo etc; skewer; prod used to extract samples from sacks of grain etc; (dialect) to stick in; to bolt (a door); to arrange (flowers in a vase); to graft (tree); to pedicure; to peel (an apple etc) |
攺 see styles |
yǐ / yi3 i |
a kind of metal or jade ornament worn in ancient times to ward off evil spirits |
板 see styles |
bǎn / ban3 pan ita / いた |
board; plank; plate; shutter; table tennis bat; clappers (music); CL:塊|块[kuai4]; accented beat in Chinese music; hard; stiff; to stop smiling or look serious (1) board; plank; (2) sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); pane; slab; (3) (See 俎板) cutting board; chopping board; (4) (abbreviation) (usu. as 板さん) (See 板前・1,板場・いたば・2) chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; (5) stage (i.e. at a theatre); (personal name) Ban; (personal name) Itabana; (personal name) Itahana; (surname) Ita A board; a board struck for calling e. g. to meals. |
澆 浇 see styles |
jiāo / jiao1 chiao kyō |
to pour liquid; to irrigate (using waterwheel); to water; to cast (molten metal); to mold To sprinkle, to water: perfidious, infamous. |
煅 see styles |
duàn / duan4 tuan tan |
variant of 鍛|锻[duan4] To forge metal, work upon, calcine. |
甲 see styles |
jiǎ / jia3 chia kou / ko / こう kinoe / きのえ kan / かん |
first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; (used for an unspecified person or thing); first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc); letter "A" or Roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; armor plating; shell or carapace; (of the fingers or toes) nail; bladed leather or metal armor (old); ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old); civil administration unit (old); ancient Chinese compass point: 75° (1) carapace; shell; (2) 1st in rank; grade A; (3) instep; back of hand; (4) (See 乙・おつ・1) the A party (e.g. in a contract); the first party; plaintiff (label in legal documents); (See 十干) first sign of the Chinese calendar; treble range (in Japanese music); high note; (surname) Yoroi; (given name) Masaru; (surname, given name) Hajime; (surname) Shin; (surname) Kouzaki; (surname, given name) Kou; (surname, female given name) Kinoe; (surname) Kine; (surname) Kabutokinoe; (place-name, surname) Kabuto Scale, mail; the first of the ten 'celestial stems '; armor |
磬 see styles |
qìng / qing4 ch`ing / ching kei / ke / けい kin / きん |
chime stones, ancient percussion instrument made of stone or jade pieces hung in a row and struck as a xylophone sounding stone; qing; ancient Chinese chime shaped like a chevron (inverted 'v'), orig. of stone, today often metal, in Japan primarily used at Buddhist temples; inverted copper or iron bell shaped like a bowl (sounded when reciting sutras); (given name) Kei; (m,f) Kaoru; (given name) Iwao A piece of flat stone or metal, used as a gong, or for musical percussion; stone chime |
箔 see styles |
bó / bo2 po haku / はく |
plaited matting (of rushes, bamboo etc); silkworm basket; metal foil; foil paper (1) foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; (2) prestige |
釘 钉 see styles |
dìng // dīng / ding4 // ding1 ting kugi / くぎ |
to join things together by fixing them in place at one or more points; to nail; to pin; to staple; to sew on; nail; to follow closely; to keep at sb (to do something); variant of 盯[ding1] nail (i.e. small metal spike); (surname) Teizaki; (surname) Kugizaki; (surname) Kugisaki |
釳 see styles |
xì / xi4 hsi |
(arch.) metal horn attached as shield to horse or to the axle of a chariot |
鈑 钣 see styles |
bǎn / ban3 pan |
metal plate; sheet of metal |
鈺 钰 see styles |
yù / yu4 yü |
treasure; hard metal |
鈽 钸 see styles |
bù // bū / bu4 // bu1 pu |
plutonium (chemistry) (Tw); metal plate |
鉄 see styles |
zhì // tiě / zhi4 // tie3 chih // t`ieh / chih // tieh magane / まがね touma / toma / とうま tetsuji / てつじ tetsusaki / てつさき tetsu / てつ |
old variant of 紩[zhi4]; old variant of 鐵|铁[tie3] (1) iron (Fe); (adj-no,n) (2) strong and hard (as iron); (n,n-suf,n-pref) (3) (abbreviation) railway; (n,n-pref) (4) (colloquialism) railway enthusiast; iron; (out-dated kanji) (1) money; (2) metal; (given name) Magane; (personal name) Touma; (personal name) Tetsuji; (surname) Tetsusaki; (surname, female given name) Tetsu |
銅 铜 see styles |
tóng / tong2 t`ung / tung dousaki / dosaki / どうさき dou / do / どう akagane / あかがね |
copper (chemistry); see also 紅銅|红铜[hong2 tong2]; CL:塊|块[kuai4] (1) copper (Cu); (2) (abbreviation) bronze (medal); (out-dated kanji) (1) money; (2) metal; (1) copper (Cu); (2) (abbreviation) bronze (medal); (surname) Dousaki; (surname) Dou; (surname) Akagane tāmra. copper, brass. |
銑 铣 see styles |
xiǎn // xǐ / xian3 // xi3 hsien // hsi zuku / ずく |
shining metal; (old) the 16th of the month (abbreviation used in telegrams); to mill (machining); Taiwan pr. [xian3] (abbreviation) (colloquialism) (See 銑鉄) pig iron; (given name) Sen |
銘 铭 see styles |
míng / ming2 ming mei / me / めい |
to engrave; inscribed motto (1) inscription; epitaph; (2) (manufacturer's) engraved signature; (3) (See 座右の銘・ざゆうのめい) motto; maxim; precept; (surname) Mei To engrave, on metal, stone, or the tablets of the heart; to inscribe |
銷 销 see styles |
xiāo / xiao1 hsiao shō |
to melt (metal); to cancel or annul; to sell; to spend; to fasten with a bolt; bolt or pin To melt metal, dissolve, dispel, dissipate, spend, cancel, end; to melt (metal) |
鋂 see styles |
méi / mei2 mei |
americium (chemistry) (Tw); (archaic) metal chain |
鋺 see styles |
wǎn / wan3 wan ajima / あじま |
variant of 碗[wan3] small metal bowl; (place-name) Ajima |
錀 see styles |
lún / lun2 lun |
(metal); roentgenium (chemistry) |
錔 see styles |
tà / ta4 t`a / ta |
to encase the end with metal |
錩 锠 see styles |
chāng / chang1 ch`ang / chang |
metal utensil; mounting; fitting |
鍪 see styles |
móu / mou2 mou |
iron pot; metal cap |
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji(Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Gold Metal | 金 | kin | jīn / jin1 / jin | chin |
| Five Elements | 金木水火土 | jīn mù shuǐ huǒ tǔ jin1 mu4 shui3 huo3 tu3 jin mu shui huo tu jinmushuihuotu | chin mu shui huo t`u chinmushuihuotu chin mu shui huo tu |
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