Jin1 - surname Jin/surname Kim (Korean)/Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
jin1 - gold/chemical element Au/generic term for lustrous and ductile metals/money/golden/highly respected/one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
Pronunciation Clues:
Pronunciation clue for 金 (jin1): The component 金 is pronounced as 'jin1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
Pinyin: Jin1 Zheng1 en1 Definition: Kim Jong-eun 김정은 (c. 1983-), third son of Kim Jong-il|金正日[Jin1 Zheng4 ri4], Supreme leader of North Korea from 2011
Pinyin: Jin1 sha1 Definition: Jinsha county in Bijie prefecture 畢節地區|毕节地区[Bi4 jie2 di4 qu1], Guizhou/Chinsha town in Kinmen County 金門縣|金门县[Jin1 men2 xian4] (Kinmen or Quemoy islands), Taiwan
Pinyin: jin1 tong2 yu4 nu:3 Definition: the Golden Boy and the Jade Maiden, attendants of the Immortals (idiom)/a lovely young pair (in sports, TV etc)
Pinyin: jin1 zhen1 gu1 Definition: enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes, Japanese えのき茸 enokitake), used in cuisines of Japan, Korea and China, cultivated to be long, thin and white/abbr. to 金菇
Pinyin: Jin1 men2 Definition: Kinmen or Quemoy islands off the Fujian coast, administered by Taiwan/Jinmen county in Quanzhou 泉州[Quan2 zhou1], Fujian, PRC
Pinyin: Xia4 he2 xian4 Definition: Xiahe county in Gannan Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘南藏族自治州[Gan1 nan2 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Gansu, formerly Amdo province of Tibet
Pinyin: Kang1 ding4 xian4 Definition: Dartsendo, Dardo or Kangding county (Tibetan: dar mdo rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
Pinyin: Shi2 qu2 xian4 Definition: Sêrxü county (Tibetan: ser shul rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
Pinyin: Shai3 da2 xian4 Definition: Sêrtar county (Tibetan: gser thar rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
Pinyin: Lian2 jiang1 xian4 Definition: Lianjiang county in Fuzhou 福州[Fu2 zhou1], Fujian/Lienchiang county of Taiwan, i.e. the Matsu Islands 馬祖列島|马祖列岛[Ma3 zu3 lie4 dao3]
Pinyin: Jin1 men2 xian4 Definition: Kinmen County, Taiwan (the Kinmen or Quemoy islands off the Fujian coast)/Jinmen county in Quanzhou 泉州[Quan2 zhou1], Fujian
Pinyin: Xiang1 ge2 li3 la1 xian4 Definition: Shangri-La county in Dêqên or Diqing Tibetan autonomous prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[Di2 qing4 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], northwest Yunnan/formerly Gyeltang or Gyalthang, Chinese 中甸[Zhong1 dian4] in Tibetan province of Kham
Decomposition Levels: Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components. Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page. Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character. If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.