How to say “gold” in Chinese
gold (metal, colloq.)
“Gold” in Chinese is 金子, jīn zi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
金子 is read jīn zi: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the side of a character it shrinks to 钅 “metal”: 银, 钱, 钢.
A picture of a swaddled baby. As a suffix it is read with the neutral tone: zi.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “金子”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 金子. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 金子比银贵得多jīnzibǐyínguìdeduōGold is much more expensive than silver.
- 金子、银和铜都是金属。jīnzi,yínhétóngdōushìjīnshǔGold, silver and copper are metals.
More words from the lesson “Rings and pearls”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “gold” in Chinese?
“Gold” in Chinese is 金子, pinyin jīnzi.
What does 金子 mean?
金子 (jīnzi) means “gold (metal, colloq.)”.
How do you write 金子?
金子 is 2 characters: 金 (jīn) — gold; money; 子 (zǐ) — child; suffix. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 金子?
金子 is read jīnzi. Tones: jīn — first tone, zi — neutral tone. The page has an audio recording.
“gold” in the lesson “Rings and pearls”
This word is from the topic “Things and shopping” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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