jīn
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]
Jīn
surname Jin
surname Kim (Korean)
Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
jīn
today
modern
present
current
this
now
jìn
near
close to
approximately
jìn
to go forward
to advance
to go in
to enter
to put in
to submit
to take in
to admit
(math.) base of a number system
classifier for sections in a building or residential compound
jìn
to use up
to exhaust
to end
to finish
to the utmost
exhausted
finished
to the limit (of sth)
all
entirely
jǐn
to the greatest extent
(when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme
to be within the limits of
to give priority to
jǐn
tight
strict
close at hand
near
urgent
tense
hard up
short of money
to tighten
Yì
surname Yi
alternative name for 絳|绛[Jiang4] capital of the Jin State during the Spring and Autumn Period (770-475 BC)
jìn
to immerse
to soak
to steep
gradually
jīn
saliva
sweat
a ferry crossing
a ford (river crossing)
abbr. for Tianjin 天津
jǐn
brocade
embroidered work
bright
jīn
to boast
to esteem
to sympathize
jīn
catty
weight equal to 0.5 kg
(Tw) weight equal to 0.6 kg
jìn
strength
energy
enthusiasm
spirit
mood
expression
interest
CL:把[ba3]
Jìn
surname Jin
the Jin Dynasties (265-420)
Western Jin 西晉|西晋[Xi1 Jin4] (265-316), Eastern Jin 東晉|东晋[Dong1 Jin4] (317-420) and Later Jin Dynasty (936-946)
short name for Shanxi province 山西[Shan1 xi1]
jìn
to move forward
to promote
to advance
Bā Jīn
Ba Jin (1904-2005), novelist, author of the trilogy 家, 春, 秋
Dōng Jìn
Eastern Jin dynasty 317-420
Wáng Xī zhī
Wang Xizhi (303-361), famous calligrapher of Eastern Jin, known as the sage of calligraphy 書聖|书圣
jīn
collar
belt
variant of 襟[jin1]
Táo Yuān míng
Tao Yuanming (c. 365-427), Jin dynasty writer and poet
jǐn
cautious
careful
solemnly
sincerely (formal)
jǐn
clay
old variant of 僅|仅[jin3]
violet (plant)
Jīn Yōng
Jin Yong or Louis Cha (1924-), famous Wuxia writer, author of 1957-1961 Condor Hero trilogy
jīn
lapel
overlap of Chinese gown
fig. bosom (the seat of emotions)
to cherish (ambition, desires, honorable intentions etc) in one's bosom
Yǒng jiā
Yongjia county in Wenzhou 溫州|温州[Wen1 zhou1], Zhejiang
reign name 307-313 of Jin Emperor Huai 晋怀帝
jīn
towel
general purpose cloth
women's headcovering (old)
Kangxi radical 50
Jiàng
capital of the Jin State during the Spring and Autumn Period (770-475 BC)
xuán xué
Wei and Jin philosophical school amalgamating Daoist and Confucian ideals
translation of metaphysics (also translated 形而上學|形而上学)
Sān guó zhì
History of the Three Kingdoms, fourth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed by Chen Shou 陳壽|陈寿[Chen2 Shou4] in 289 during Jin Dynasty 晉朝|晋朝[Jin4 chao2], 65 scrolls
qiān jīn
thousand jin 斤 (pounds) of gold
money and riches
(honorific) invaluable (support)
(honorific) daughter
wǔ dài
Five dynasties (in different contexts, from mythology through to Han and the interregnum between Han and Tang)
the five dynasties forming the interregnum between Tang and Song (936-947), namely: Later Liang 后梁, Later Tang 后唐, Later Jin 后晋, Later Han 后汉, Later Zhou 后周
Wèi Jìn Nán Běi Cháo
Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties
generic term for historic period 220-589 between Han and Sui
Jīn Zhēng ēn
Kim Jong-un (c. 1983-), third son of Kim Jong-il 金正日[Jīn Zhèng rì], Deputy chairman of North Korea's Central Military Commission from 2010 and North Korean heir apparent
Zhōng dū
Zhongdu, capital of China during the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), modern day Beijing
Xī Jìn
Western Jin dynasty (265-316)
jǐn
variant of 堇[jin3]
violet
Wèi Jìn
Wei (220-265) and Jin (265-420) dynasties
Jìn ān
Jin'an district of Fuzhou city 福州市[Fu2 zhou1 shi4], Fujian
yǐ tiān tú lóng jì
Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre, wuxia (武侠, martial arts chivalry) novel by Jin Yong 金庸 and its screen adaptations
jǐn
Hibiscus syriacus
transient
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