瑾 (jǐn): brilliancy (of gems)

瑾 (jǐn) is a Chinese character meaning “brilliancy (of gems).” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 王 (semantic) and 堇 (phonetic). It ranks #4529 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 瑾 jade. Its radical form 王 (jade) appears in many related characters such as 现 (xiàn, to appear), 球 (qiú, ball used for playing games (variant of 球)), 环 (huán, ring).

Spoken pronunciation
Radical: 王 jade15 strokesFrequency #4529王 semantic堇 phonetic

Definitions

  1. brilliancy (of gems)

Etymology & Origin

瑾

pictophoneticjade

Decomposition: ⿰王堇 (layout: left-right)

Components:王semantic堇phonetic

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
秋瑾qiū jǐnQiu Jin (1875-1907), famous female martyr of the anti-Qing revolution, the subject of several books and films
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Total compounds
0
As first character
100
As last character
0
As middle character

瑾 appears in 1 compound words: 0 as the first character, 100 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Example Sentences

中国新闻网·体育Jun 2026

张东瑾介绍，今年的龙舟赛全面升级，亮点纷呈。

zhāng dōng jǐn jiè shào , jīn nián de lóng zhōu sài quán miàn shēng jí , liàng diǎn fēn chéng .

Zhang Dongjin explained that this year’s dragon boat race has been completely revamped and is full of highlights.

中国新闻网·文化May 2026

就连反派刘瑾独特的造型、表情和身段，都有人分析研究。

jiù lián fǎn pài liú jǐn dú tè de zào xíng , biǎo qíng hé shēn duàn , dōu yǒu rén fēn xī yán jiū .

Some people have even analyzed and studied the unique appearance, facial expressions, and physique of the villain Liu Jin.

中国新闻网·文化Apr 2026

习惯通过电子阅读来快速获取新闻和热点资讯的陈铭瑾，是一名“90后”教育工作者。

xí guàn tōng guò diàn zǐ yuè dú lái kuài sù huò qǔ xīn wén hé rè diǎn zī xùn de chén míng jǐn , shì yī míng 9 0 hòu jiào yù gōng zuò zhě .

Chen Mingjin, a member of the post-90s generation and an educator, is accustomed to using e-readers to quickly access news and current events.

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 王 (jade) component

理lǐ球qiú环huán玩wán玛mǎ珍zhēn瑞ruì琳lín珠zhū珊shān

Related Characters

现xiàn球qiú环huán理lǐ珍zhēn班bān玉yù玩wán王wáng玻bō

Homophones — Characters pronounced jǐn

谨jǐn

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 瑾 (jǐn) mean in Chinese?
瑾 (jǐn) primarily means "brilliancy (of gems)." It is not part of the HSK 3.0 syllabus. It ranks #4529 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 瑾 and 艰?
瑾 (jǐn) and 艰 (jiān) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 王 vs 艮 (same 堇 component).
How many strokes does 瑾 have?
瑾 is written with 15 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 瑾?
The radical associated with 瑾 is 王 (jade). This radical appears in many characters related to jade.
What are the components of 瑾?
瑾 is composed of: 王 (semantic), 堇 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰王堇 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 瑾?
Common words with 瑾 include: 秋瑾 (qiū jǐn, "Qiu Jin (1875-1907), famous female martyr of the anti-Qing revolution, the subject of several books and films"). There are over 1 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 瑾 (jǐn)?
Several characters share the pronunciation jǐn: 谨 (cautious). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 瑾 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 瑾 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.