The radical 金 (jīn) means “metal” and is used as a graphical component of Chinese characters.
Written variants: 钅 釒.
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Characters with radical
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钱
(n./m.) coins; coin-shaped thing; money; fortune fund; wealth; traditional unit of weight equivalent to 5g | (n.) Qian (a surname)
错
(adj.) wrong; bad | (v./n.) to miss; to stagger; fault, mistake | (char.) be interlocked and jagged; complex, confusing
钓
(v.) fish (with a hook and bait); (fig.) to fish for, to pursue (fame and wealth)
锅
(n.) pan, pot; boiler; pot-shaped thing
铃
(n.) bell; bell-shaped object
锁
(n./v.) lock; chain; anything shaped like an old-fashioned padlock; to lock up
扣
(n.) button; knot; circle of thread (on a screw) | (v.) button up; cover with an inverted bowl; put (a label on sb.); detain, arrest; deduct; smash or spike (a ball); pull (trigger)
铅
(n.) (chemistry) lead (Pb); lead in a pencil
表
(n.) watch, meter | (n./v.) form, table (for listing information); appearance; to show or express | (v.) (vernacular) to bring out or cure the cold (with traditional medicine) | (char.) relationship between children of a brother and a sister or of sisters | (char.) memorial (to an emperor); needle of a sundial
键
(n.) key (of computer, piano, etc.); (chemistry) bond
金
(char.) gold; golden; money; metal percussion instruments; precious, excellent | (n.) Jin (a family name); Jin Dynasty (1115-1234) | (n.) (TCM) metal | (radical.) metal
镜
(char.) mirror; glass, lens
钢
(n.) steel | (v.) to reinforce the edge (of a knife) by adding steel; to sharpen, to whet
钥
(char.) (lit.) lock, key | (char.) key
录
(v./n.) to record, to video; to write down; to hire; record, collection
链
(n./m.) chain; cable length (1/10 of a nautical mile)
钞
(char.) paper money, cash
钝
Only in compound words
锋
(char.) the cutting edge of a sword, cutting edge; vanguard; (meteorology) front