锦(jǐn)

HSK 7-913 strokesTrad. 錦

brocade

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Character information

Pinyin
jǐn
Meaning
brocade; embroidered work; bright
Strokes
13
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
錦

Origin & structure

Where 锦 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰钅帛

Silk 帛 inlaid with gold 钅; 钅 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

钅jīn帛bó

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form 錦: Silk 帛 inlaid with gold 釒; 釒 also provides the pronunciation

How to write 锦 step by step

13 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 锦

Common words using 锦 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

jǐn锦qí旗
HSK 7-9

silk banner (as an award or gift)

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shí什jǐn锦

(food) assorted; mixed; assortment

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shí十jǐn锦

variant of 什锦

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fù富jǐn锦

see 富锦市

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shì世jǐn锦sài赛

world championship

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wén文jǐn锦dù渡

Man Kam To (place in Hong Kong)

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pán盘jǐn锦

see 盘锦市

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pán盘jǐn锦shì市

Panjin, prefecture-level city in Liaoning Province 辽宁省

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

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旗什十富世赛文渡

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