jǐn

brocade

Silk  inlaid with gold  also provides the pronunciation

Components
钅 sound,meaning component

  Sound Meaning component

jīn

  

metal

帛 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

silks

Evolution

锦 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
锦 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
锦 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
锦 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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jǐn

brocade, tapestry; embroidered; brocade; embroidered work; bright

Most common words with 锦
Freq.
Word
Meaning

锦标赛

championships

胡锦涛

Hu Jintao (1942-), General Secretary of the CPC 2002-2012, president of the PRC 2003-2013

brocade

世锦赛

world championship

什锦

mixed