金
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
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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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Bibliography
Affiliate links help support uK.
— Daum 사전, [s.v. 金].
— Grant, B.K. (1982). A Guide To Korean Characters: Reading and Writing Hangul and Hanja, [s.v. 560]. Seoul: Hollym.
— Outlier Dictionary of Chinese Characters, [s.v. 金].
— Seely, C., Henshall, K.G., & Fan, J. (2016). The Complete Guide to Japanese Kanji: Remembering and Understanding the 2,136 Standard Japanese Characters, [s.v. 16]. Singapore: Tuttle Publishing.