Character Contained In References Comments
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Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
釒钅 今 土
Mandarin
jin1, jin4
English
Definitions
gold; money; metal; Kim; King; Kinshasha; metals in general
Mnemonic
Dots 八 of metal now 今 in the earth 土
Etymology
Notes
Early form was very similar to 舍 – may have meant that which 八 resides 舍 in the earth 土