Radical 167 or radical gold (金部) meaning "gold" or "metal" is one of the 9 Kangxi radicals (214 radicals in total) composed of 8 strokes. It also represents the Chinese family name, Jin, which is No. 29[1] of the Hundred Family Surnames.

In the Kangxi Dictionary, there are 806 characters (out of 49,030) to be found under this radical.

In the Chinese Wuxing ("Five Phases"), 金 represents the element Metal.

金 is also the 176th indexing component in the Table of Indexing Chinese Character Components predominantly adopted by Simplified Chinese dictionaries published in mainland China, with 钅 (Simp.) and 釒 (Trad.) listed as its associated indexing components.

Evolution

Derived characters

Strokes Characters (金釒) Characters (钅)
+0 金 釒Component 钅SC component (=釒)
+1 釓 釔 钆SC (=釓) 钇SC (=釔)
+2 釕 釖 (=刀 -> 刀) 釗 釘 釙 釚 釛 釜 針 釞 釟 釠 (=亂 -> 乙) 釡 (=釜) 釢 针SC (=針) 钉SC (=釘) 钊SC (=釗) 钋SC (=釙) 钌SC (=釕)
+3 釣 釤 釥 釦 釧 釨 釩 釪 釫 釬 釭 釮 釯 釰 釱 釲 釳 釴 釵 釶 釷 釸 釹 釺 釻 釼 (=劍 -> 刀) 钍SC (=釷) 钎SC (=釺) 钏SC (=釧) 钐SC (=釤) 钑 (=鈒) 钒SC (=釩) 钓SC (=釣) 钔SC (=鍆) 钕SC (=釹) 钖SC (=鍚) 钗SC (=釵)
+4 欽 釽 釾 釿 鈀 鈁 鈂 鈃 鈄 鈅 鈆 (=鉛) 鈇 鈈 鈉 鈊 鈋 鈌 鈍 鈎HK/GB TC (=鉤) 鈏 鈐 鈑 鈒 鈓 鈔 鈕 鈖 鈗 鈘 鈙 鈚 鈛 (=鍋 鉞) 鈜 鈝 鈞 鈟 鈠 鈡 (=鐘) 鈢 (=鉩 / 璽 -> 玉) 鈣 鈤 鈥 鈦 鈧 鈨 鈩 鈪 鈫 (=鈙) 鈬JP nonstandard (=鐸) 钘SC (=鈃) 钙SC (=鈣) 钚SC (=鈈) 钛SC (=鈦) 钜SC (=鉅) 钝SC (=鈍) 钞SC (=鈔) 钟SC (=鍾/鐘) 钠SC (=鈉) 钡SC (=鋇) 钢SC (=鋼) 钣SC (=鈑) 钤SC (=鈐) 钥SC (=鑰) 钦SC (=欽) 钧SC (=鈞) 钨SC (=鎢) 钩SC (=鉤) 钪SC (=鈧) 钫SC (=鈁) 钬SC (=鈥) 钭SC (=鈄) 钮SC (=鈕) 钯SC (=鈀)
+5 鈭 鈮 鈯 鈰 鈱 鈲 鈳 鈴 鈵 鈶 鈷 鈸 鈹 鈺 鈻 鈼 鈽 鈾 鈿 鉀 鉁 鉂 鉃 (=鏃) 鉄JP (=鐵; also variant form of 紩 -> 糸) 鉅 鉆 鉇 鉈 鉉 鉊 鉋 鉌 鉍 鉎 鉏 鉐 鉑 鉒 鉓 鉔 鉕 鉖 鉗 鉘 鉙 鉚 鉛 鉜 鉝 鉞 鉟 鉠 鉡 鉢 (=缽 -> 缶) 鉣 鉤 鉥 鉦 鉧 鉨 鉩 鉪 鉫 鉬 鉭 鉮 鉯 鉰 鉱JP (=礦 -> 石) 鉲 鉳 鉴SC (=鑒) 銏 钰SC (=鈺) 钱SC (=錢) 钲SC (=鉦) 钳SC (=鉗) 钴SC (=鈷) 钵SC (=缽 -> 缶) 钶SC (=鈳) 钷SC (=鉕) 钸SC (=鈽) 钹SC (=鈸) 钺SC (=鉞) 钻SC (=鑽) 钼SC (=鉬) 钽SC (=鉭) 钾SC (=鉀) 钿SC (=鈿) 铀SC (=鈾) 铁SC (=鐵) 铂SC (=鉑) 铃SC (=鈴) 铄SC (=鑠) 铅SC (=鉛) 铆SC (=鉚) 铇SC (=鉋) 铈SC (=鈰) 铉SC (=鉉) 铊SC (=鉈) 铋SC (=鉍) 铌SC (=鈮) 铍SC (=鈹) 铎SC (=鐸)
+6 鉵 鉶 鉷 鉸 鉹 鉺 鉻 鉽 鉾 鉿 銀 銁 銂 銃 銄 銅 銆 銇 銈 銉 銊 銋 銌 銍 銎 銐 銑 銒 (=鈃) 銓 銔 銕 銖 銗 銘 銙 銚 銛 銜 銝 銞 銟 銠 銡 銢 銣 銤 銥 銦 銧 銨 銩 銪 銫 銬 銭JP (=錢) 銮SC (=鑾) 銯 銰 銱 铏SC (=鉶) 铐SC (=銬) 铑SC (=銠) 铒SC (=鉺) 铓SC (=鋩) 铔 (=錏) 铕SC (=銪) 铖SC (=鋮) 铗SC (=鋏) 铘SC (=鋣) 铙SC (=鐃) 铚SC (=銍) 铛SC (=鐺) 铜SC (=銅) 铝SC (=鋁) 铞SC (=銱) 铟SC (=銦) 铠SC (=鎧) 铡SC (=鍘) 铢SC (=銖) 铣SC (=銑) 铤SC (=鋌) 铥SC (=銩) 铦SC (=銛) 铧SC (=鏵) 铨SC (=銓) 铩SC (=鎩) 铪SC (=鉿) 铫SC (=銚) 铬SC (=鉻) 铭SC (=銘) 铮SC (=錚) 铯SC (=銫) 铰SC (=鉸) 铱SC (=銥) 铲SC (=鏟) 铳SC (=銃) 铴SC (=鐋) 铵SC (=銨) 银SC (=銀) 铷SC (=銣)
+7 銲 (=焊 -> 火) 銳 銴 銵 銶 銷 銸 銹 (=鏽) 銺 銻 銼 銽 (=銛) 銾 (=汞 -> 水) 銿 鋀 鋁 鋂 鋃 鋄 (=錽) 鋅 鋆 鋇 鋈 鋉 鋊 鋋 鋌 鋍 鋎 鋏 鋐 鋑 鋒 鋓 鋔 鋕 鋖 鋗 鋘 鋙 鋚 鋛 (=礦 -> 石) 鋜 鋝 鋞 鋟 鋠 鋡 鋢 鋣 鋤 鋥 鋦 鋧 鋨 鋩 鋪 鋫 鋬 鋭JP/HK/GB TC (=銳) 鋮 鋯 鋰 鋱 鋲 鋳JP (=鑄) 鋴 鋵 鋶 铸SC (=鑄) 铹SC (=鐒) 铺SC (=鋪) 铻SC (=鋙) 铼SC (=錸) 铽SC (=鋱) 链SC (=鏈) 铿SC (=鏗) 销SC (=銷) 锁SC (=鎖) 锂SC (=鋰) 锃SC (=鋥) 锄SC (=鋤) 锅SC (=鍋) 锆SC (=鋯) 锇SC (=鋨) 锈SC (=鏽) 锉SC (=銼) 锊SC (=鋝) 锋SC (=鋒) 锌SC (=鋅) 锍SC (=鋶) 锎SC (=鐦) 锏SC (=鐧) 锐SC (=銳) 锑SC (=銻) 锒SC (=鋃) 锓SC (=鋟) 锔SC (=鋦) 锕SC (=錒)
+8 鉼 鋷 鋸 鋹 鋺 鋻 鋼 鋽 鋾 鋿 錀 錁 錂 錃 錄 錅 錆 錇 錈 錉 錊 錋 (=鏰) 錌 錍 錎 錏 錐 錑 錒 錓 錔 錕 錖 錗 錘 錙 錚 錛 錜 錝 錞 錟 錠 錡 錢 錣 錤 錥 錦 錧 錩 錪 錫 錬 錭 錮 錯 錰 錱 (=珍 -> 玉) 録JP (=錄) 錳 錴 錵 錶 錷 錸 錹 錺 錻 錼 錽 錾SC (=鏨) 錿 鍀 鍁 鍂 鍃 鍄 鍅 鍆 鍈 锖SC (=錆) 锗SC (=鍺) 锘SC (=鍩) 错SC (=錯) 锚SC (=錨) 锛SC (=錛) 锜SC (=錡) 锝SC (=鍀) 锞SC (=錁) 锟SC (=錕) 锠 (=錩) 锡SC (=錫) 锢SC (=錮) 锣SC (=鑼) 锤SC (=錘) 锥SC (=錐) 锦SC (=錦) 锧SC (=鑕) 锨SC (=鍁) 锩SC (=錈) 锪SC (=鍃) 锫SC (=錇) 锬SC (=錟) 锭SC (=錠) 键SC (=鍵) 锯SC (=鋸) 锰SC (=錳) 锱SC (=錙)
+9 錨 鍇 鍉 鍊 鍋 鍌 鍍 鍎 鍏 鍐 鍑 鍒 鍓 鍔 鍕 鍖 鍗 鍘 鍙 鍚 鍛 鍜 鍝 鍞 鍟 (=鉎) 鍠 鍡 鍢 鍣 鍤 鍥 鍦 鍧 鍨 鍩 鍪 鍫 (=鍬) 鍬 鍭 鍮 鍯 鍰 鍱 鍲 鍳 (=鑒) 鍴 鍵 鍶 鍷 鍸 (=瑚 -> 玉) 鍹 鍺 鍻 鍼 (=針) 鍽 鍾 鍿 (=錙) 鎀 鎁 鎂 鎃 鎄 鎅 鎆 鎇 锲SC (=鍥) 锳SC (=鍈) 锴SC (=鍇) 锵SC (=鏘) 锶SC (=鍶) 锷SC (=鍔) 锸SC (=鍤) 锹SC (=鍬) 锺SC (=鍾) 锻SC (=鍛) 锼SC (=鎪) 锽SC (=鍠) 锾SC (=鍰) 锿SC (=鎄) 镀SC (=鍍) 镁SC (=鎂) 镂SC (=鏤) 镃SC (=鎡) 镄SC (=鐨) 镅SC (=鎇)
+10 鎈 鎉 鎊 鎋 鎌 鎍 鎎 鎏 鎐 鎑 鎒 鎓 鎔 鎕 鎖 鎗 鎘 鎙 鎚 (=錘) 鎛 鎜 鎝 鎞 鎟 鎠 (=鋼) 鎡 鎢 鎣 鎤 鎥 鎦 鎧 鎨 鎪 鎫 鎬 鎭 (=鎮) 鎮 鎯 鎰 鎱 鎲 鎳 鎴 鎵 鎶 鎷 鎸 (=鐫) 鎹 鎺 鎻 (=鎖) 鎼 (=罅 -> 缶) 鎽 鎾 (=熅 -> 火) 鎿 镆SC (=鏌) 镇SC (=鎮) 镈SC (=鎛) 镉SC (=鎘) 镊SC (=鑷) 镋SC (=鎲) 镌SC (=鐫) 镍SC (=鎳) 镎SC (=鎿) 镏SC (=鎦) 镐SC (=鎬) 镑SC (=鎊) 镒SC (=鎰) 镓SC (=鎵) 镔SC (=鑌) 镕SC (=鎔)
+11 鎩 鏀 鏁 (=鎖) 鏂 鏃 鏄 鏅 鏆 鏇 鏈 鏉 鏊 鏋 鏌 鏍 鏎 鏏 鏐 鏑 鏒 鏓 鏔 鏕 鏖 鏗 鏘 鏙 鏚 (=戚 -> 戈) 鏛 鏜 鏝 鏞 鏟 鏠 鏡 鏢 鏣 鏤 鏥 (=鏽) 鏦 鏧 鏨 鏩 鏪 鏫 鏬 鏭 鏮 鏯 鏰 鏱 鏲 鏹 镖SC (=鏢) 镗SC (=鏜) 镘SC (=鏝) 镙 (=鏍) 镚SC (=鏰) 镛SC (=鏞) 镜SC (=鏡) 镝SC (=鏑) 镞SC (=鏃) 镟SC nonstandard (=鏇) 镠SC (=鏐)
+12 鏳 鏵 鏶 鏷 鏸 鏺 鏻 鏼 鏽 鏾 鏿 鐀 鐁 鐂 鐃 鐄 鐅 鐆 鐇 鐈 鐉 鐊 鐋 鐌 鐍 鐎 鐏 鐐 鐑 鐒 鐓 鐔 鐕 鐖 鐗 (=鐧) 鐘 鐙 鐚 鐛 鐜 鐝 鐞 鐟 鐠 鐡 (=鐵) 鐢 鐣 鐤 (=鼎 -> 鼎) 鐥 鐦 鐧 鐨 镡SC (=鐔) 镢SC (=鐝) 镣SC (=鐐) 镤SC (=鏷) 镥SC (=鑥) 镦SC (=鐓) 镧SC (=鑭) 镨SC (=鐠) 镩SC (=鑹) 镪SC (=鏹) 镫SC (=鐙)
+13 鏴 鐩 鐪 鐫 鐬 鐭 鐮 鐯 鐰 鐱 鐲 鐳 鐴 鐵 鐶 鐷 鐸 鐹 鐺 鐻 鐼 鐽 鐾 鐿 鑀 鑁 (=鍐) 镬SC (=鑊) 镭SC (=鐳) 镮SC (=鐶) 镯SC (=鐲) 镰SC (=鐮) 镱SC (=鐿)
+14 鑂 鑃 鑄 鑅 鑆 鑇 鑈 鑉 鑊 鑋 鑌 鑍 鑎 (=匱 -> 匚) 鑏 鑐 鑑 鑒 鑓 鑔 鑧 镲SC (=鑔)
+15 鑕 鑖 鑗 鑘 鑙 鑚 (=鑽) 鑛 (=礦 -> 石) 鑜 鑝 鑞 鑟 鑠 鑡 鑢 鑣 鑤 (=刨 -> 刀) 鑥 鑦 镳SC (=鑣) 镴SC (=鑞)
+16 鑨 鑩 鑪 鑫 鑬
+17 鑭 鑮 鑯 鑰 鑱 鑲 鑳 镵SC (=鑱) 镶SC (=鑲)
+18 鑴 鑵 (=罐 -> 缶) 鑶 鑷 鑸 鑹 鑺
+19 鑻 鑼 鑽 鑾 鑿
+20 钀 钁 钂
+21 钃 钄
Further information: wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/金

Literature

  • Fazzioli, Edoardo (1987). Chinese calligraphy : from pictograph to ideogram : the history of 214 essential Chinese/Japanese characters. calligraphy by Rebecca Hon Ko. New York: Abbeville Press. ISBN 0-89659-774-1.

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