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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 五金

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
五金 wǔ jīn - metal hardware (nuts and bolts)
- the five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron, tin 金銀銅鐵錫|金银铜铁锡[jin1-yin2-tong2-tie3-xi1]

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 24,816 16,925 22,015

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- five
- 5
jīn- surname Jin
- surname Kim (Korean)
- Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
jīn- gold
- chemical element Au
- generic term for lustrous and ductile metals
- money
- golden
- highly respected
- one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

Other Words Containing 五金

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
五金店 - - 15,841 84,227 72,352
五金 - - 24,816 16,925 22,015