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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

jǐn

brocade; richly patterned silk fabric

这块锦真漂亮。

This brocade is really beautiful.

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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