Meaning
brocade; embroidered work; bright
Chinese: 有彩色花纹的丝织品，也比喻美好。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “jin” becomes a different word in each tone. 锦 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 锦绣前程jǐn xiù qián chéngbright future; bright prospects
- 锦旗jǐn qísilk banner (as an award or gift)
- 经锦jīng jǐnwarp brocade; woven fabric with single colored woof but many-colored warp
- 什锦shí jǐn(food) assorted; mixed; assortment
- 集锦jí jǐna collection of choice items (poems, photos etc)
Example Sentence
比赛获胜后，他们收到了一面锦旗。Bǐ sài huò shèng hòu, tā men shōu dào le yí miàn jǐn qí.After winning the match, they received a silk banner.
比赛Bǐ sàicompetition (sports etc)获胜huò shèngto win后hòuempress，他们tā menthey收到shōu dàoto receive了le(completed action)一面yí miànone side锦旗jǐn qísilk banner (as an award o。