鑫 (xīn): (used in names of people and shops, symbolizing prosperity)
鑫 (xīn) is a Chinese character meaning “(used in names of people and shops, symbolizing prosperity).” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 金 (structural), 金 (structural) and 金 (structural). It ranks #5440 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 鑫 much gold 金, representing wealth. Its radical form 钅 (metal) appears in many related characters such as 金 (jīn, metal, gold), 钱 (qián, money), 银 (yín, silver, bank).
Definitions
- (used in names of people and shops, symbolizing prosperity)
Etymology & Origin
ideographicMuch gold 金, representing wealth
Decomposition: ⿱金⿰金金 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
鑫 appears in 1 compound words: 0 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 100 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 鑫 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
图为林鑫瑜(中)在游泳项目中入水。
tú wéi lín xīn yú ( zhōng ) zài yóu yǒng xiàng mù zhōng rù shuǐ .
The photo shows Lin Xinyu (center) entering the water during a swimming event.
教练钟齐鑫的赛后感言，道出了中国体育永不止步的进取心。
jiào liàn zhōng qí xīn de sài hòu gǎn yán , dào chū le zhōng guó tǐ yù yǒng bù zhǐ bù de jìn qǔ xīn .
Coach Zhong Qixin’s post-game remarks highlighted the never-ending drive for excellence in Chinese sports.
董易鑫 摄 如今，57岁的汪建仁正把龙舞技巧传给儿子汪晓浩和其他想学的年轻人。
dǒng yì xīn shè rú jīn , 5 7 suì de wāng jiàn rén zhèng bǎ lóng wǔ jì qiǎo chuán gěi ér zǐ wāng xiǎo hào hé qí tā xiǎng xué de nián qīng rén .
Photo by Dong Yixin. Today, 57-year-old Wang Jianren is passing on his dragon dance skills to his son, Wang Xiaohao, and other young people who want to learn.
此役北控男篮派出了贾尔斯、邹雨宸、金鑫、里勒和罗汉琛组成的双外援首发阵容。
cǐ yì běi kòng nán lán pài chū le gǔ ěr sī , zōu yǔ 宸 , jīn xīn , lǐ lè hé luó hàn chēn zǔ chéng de shuāng wài yuán shǒu fā zhèn róng .
In this game, the Beijing Control men’s basketball team fielded a starting lineup featuring two foreign players: Giles, Zou Yuchen, Jin Xin, Liller, and Luo Hanchen.
Character Family
钅 Radical Family — Characters sharing the metal radical
Frequently Asked Questions
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