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金

쇠

금

성

김

부수: 金
획수: 8획

金 has the meanings metal, gold and money.
It is also used for the surname 김.

金 = 金

X = semantic

There are various interpretations of 金 among scholars.

– First suggestion, 金 depicts lumps of cast bronze.
– Second suggestion, 金 is broken into 土 (earth) and 今 (cover). Dots are said to be added to 土 to represent something in the earth. 今 is said to be used phonetically.
– Third suggestion, 金 depicts a crucible (a container used to melt metals) and was originally used to represent ‘copper’. The top of 金 is said to be 今 and is used phonetically.

Evolution:
金 = copper ➔ metals
金 = copper ➔ gold ➔ money

Mnemonic

Since the interpretation of 金 is largely unclear, brute force memorisation is recommended.

Alternatively, despite this break-down being incorrect, consider 金 as 王 (king) + 𠆢 (tomb [imagine]) + 丷 (gold pieces [imagine]). The Egyptian kings were buried in tombs 𠆢 surrounded by their gold 丷.

Vocab

metal
金曜日	금요일	Friday
合金	합금	metal alloy
金屬의	금속의	metallic
重金屬	중금속	heavy metals
貴金屬	귀금속	precious metals
gold
X金	X금	X-carat gold
金테	금테	gilt edges
金메달	금메달	a gold medal
鍊金術	연금술	alchemy
金싸라기	금싸라기	worth its weight in gold
money
現金	현금	cash
金庫	금고	a safe
募金	모금	fund-raising
賞金	상금	prize money
金融	금융	finance
稅金	세금	tax
料金	요금	a fee; a charge
賃金	임금	wages
資金	자금	funds; capital
預金	예금	a deposit; savings
金利	금리	interest rate
罰金	벌금	a fine; a penalty
奬學金	장학금	a scholarship
千金	천금	pricelessness

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