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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 千金

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
千金 qiān jīn - thousand jin 斤 (pounds) of gold
- money and riches
- (honorific) invaluable (support)
- (honorific) daughter

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
- - 17,310 18,555 13,444

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
qiān- thousand
qiān- used in 鞦韆|秋千[qiu1qian1]
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 千金

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
千金 - - 17,310 18,555 13,444
一掷千金 - - 32,713 45,537 43,842
一诺千金 - - 40,582 68,424 49,962