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锦
jǐn
Description
"锦"是一种很漂亮的丝织品，上面有美丽的花纹和颜色。
"锦" is a beautiful silk fabric with lovely patterns and colors.
这个字也常常用来表示美好的东西，比如"前程似锦"。
This character is also often used to represent good things, such as in "前程似锦" (a bright future).
Meanings
锦jǐn
brocade; richly patterned silk fabric
这块锦真漂亮。
This brocade is really beautiful.
锦jǐn
bright and beautiful; splendid
祝你前程似锦。
I wish you a bright future.
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Notes
- Nuance
锦 mostly appears in set phrases and compounds, rarely alone in modern speech.
- Etymology
character combines 金 (metal, giving sound) and 帛 (silk cloth).
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