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瑾
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brilliance of gems

HSK 10
Nature →Elements →Minerals
jǐn
キン
근
Phonosemantic compound. 王 represents the meaning and 堇 represents the sound.
Components
王 king+ 堇 yellow =
瑾 brilliance of gems
王 Meaning component
wáng king
king, ruler
堇 Phonetic component
jǐn yellow
yellow loam
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Notes
Similar Characters
匡 restore往 toward旺 thriving枉 crooked汪 tearful皇 emperor噩 shocking徴 levy (trad/jp)斑 speck玎 jingling玑 round (simp)玓 pearly玖 black-colored jade玗 Jade-Like 1玟 streaks in jade玡 used in place names (iii)玢 a kind of jade (73a2)玮 type of jade (simp)玲 exquisite玳 tortoise shell
Historical Evolution
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
瑾
Regular
Modern
Chinese
瑾 [jǐn]
brilliancy (of gems)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (1)
秋瑾 [qiū​jǐn]
Qiu Jin (1875-1907), famous female martyr of the anti-Qing revolution, the subject of several books and films
JAPANESE WORDS (1)
瑕瑾 [かきん] #105,148
scratch