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
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.