Keyword
brocade
- tapestry
- embroidered
- Frequency
- #1628
- Strokes
- 13
Readings
jǐn
Mnemonic
Silk 帛 inlaid with gold 钅; 钅 also provides the pronunciation
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
锦
brocade; embroidered work; bright
锦标赛
championship contest; championships
胡锦涛
Hu Jintao (1942-), General Secretary of the CCP 2002-2012, president of the PRC 2003-2013
锦衣卫
Brocade Uniform Guard, imperial bodyguard and secret police force of the Ming emperors
集锦
a collection of choice items (poems, photos etc)
世锦赛
world championship
锦绣
beautiful
锦上添花
(lit.) to add flowers to brocade (idiom); (fig.) to make sth good even better; to add an extra (often nonessential) benefit or embellishment
什锦
(food) assorted; mixed; assortment
锦州市
Jinzhou, prefecture-level city in Liaoning Province 辽宁省 (LiáoníngShěng)
锦鲤
koi (Cyprinus carpio haematopterus)
锦旗
silk banner (as an award or gift)
锦标
prize; trophy; title
锦囊
silk brocade bag, used in ancient times to hold poetry manuscripts and other precious items; (fig.) tip (a piece of practical advice)
杭锦旗
Hanggin banner, Mongolian Xanggin khoshuu, in Ordos prefecture 鄂尔多斯 (È'ěrduōsī), Inner Mongolia
盘锦市
Panjin, prefecture-level city in Liaoning Province 辽宁省 (LiáoníngShěng)
织锦
brocade; silk fabric with colored pattern
锦江区
Jinjiang, a district of Chengdu City 成都市 (ChéngdūShì), Sichuan
锦缎
brocade
蜀锦
brocade from Sichuan
衣锦还乡
lit. to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom); fig. to return home after making good; Taiwan pr. yìjǐnhuánxiāng
杭锦后旗
Hanggin Rear banner or Xanggin Xoit khoshuu in Bayan Nur 巴彦淖尔 (Bāyànnào'ěr), Inner Mongolia
锦葵
common mallow (Malva sinensis), used in TCM
花团锦簇
brightly colored decorations (idiom); splendid