钅 jīn gold
How it came to be
The gold block is metal still in the ground: a heap of earth with two lumps of metal beside it. On the left edge the lumps become two short strokes.
Characters with 钅
- 钱 money
- 钟 clock
- 错 mistake
- 铁 iron
- 银 silver
- 锻 forge
- 铅 lead
- 针 needle
- 镜 mirror
- 键 key
- 钢 steel
- 钥 key
- 铃 small bell
- 销 to fuse
- 锁 lock
- 锅 cooking pot
- 钓 fishhook
- 钻 diamond
- 铜 copper
- 铺 shop
- 链 chain
- 镇 calm
- 衔 rank
- 钉 nail
- 钙 calcium
- 钝 blunt
- 钞 bank note
- 钦 to respect
- 钧 unit of weight equal to thirty catties
- 钩 hook
- 钮 button
- 铭 to engrave
- 铲 spade
- 铸 to melt
- 锄 hoe
- 锈 to rust
- 锋 spear-point
- 锐 sharp
- 锡 tin
- 锤 hammer