Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 錦

brocade
embroidered work
bright

woof brocade
woven fabric with many-colored woof

silk brocade bag, used in ancient times to hold poetry manuscripts and other precious items
(fig.) tip (a piece of practical advice)

silk banner (as an award or gift)

Jinjiang district of Chengdu city 成都市 ( Chéngdūshì), Sichuan

Jinxi town, now part of Nanpiao district 南票 ( Nánpiào) of Huludao city 葫蘆島市／葫芦岛市 ( Húlúdǎoshì), Liaoning

Hanggin banner, Mongolian Xanggin khoshuu, in Ordos prefecture 鄂爾多斯／鄂尔多斯 ( Eěrduōsī), Inner Mongolia

a collection of choice items (poems, photos etc)

warp brocade
woven fabric with single colored woof but many-colored warp

brocade

Panjin, prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省／辽宁省 ( Liáoníng Shěng) in northeast China

(food) assorted
mixed
assortment

common mallow (Malva sinensis), used in TCM

beautiful

Jinzhou prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省／辽宁省 ( Liáoníng Shěng) in northeast China

golden pheasant

prize
trophy
title

Fujin, county-level city in Kiamusze or Jiamusi 佳木斯 ( Jiāmùsī), Heilongjiang

Jin county in Liaoning

koi (Cyprinus carpio haematopterus)

brocade from Sichuan

brocade
silk fabric with colored pattern

variant of 什錦／什锦 (shíjǐn)

Jinping county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州／黔东南州 ( Qiándōngnánzhōu), Guizhou

Brocade Uniform Guard, imperial bodyguard and secret police force of the Ming emperors

gold brocade

eight-section brocade, a traditional eight-part sequence of qigong exercises

championship contest
championships

Hanggin banner, Mongolian Xanggin khoshuu, in Ordos prefecture 鄂爾多斯／鄂尔多斯 ( Eěrduōsī), Inner Mongolia

Jinzhou prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省／辽宁省 ( Liáoníng Shěng) in northeast China

former Jinxi county, now part of Nanpiao district 南票 ( Nánpiào) of Huludao city 葫蘆島市／葫芦岛市 ( Húlúdǎoshì), Liaoning

Jinjiang district of Chengdu city 成都市 ( Chéngdūshì), Sichuan

He Jinli, Chinese name adopted by Kamala Harris (1964-), US vice president 2021-

world championship

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

Fujin, county-level city in Kiamusze or Jiamusi city 佳木斯 ( Jiāmùsī), Heilongjiang

Man Kam To (place in Hong Kong)

Panjin, prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省／辽宁省 ( Liáoníng Shěng) in northeast China

Jinping county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州／黔东南州 ( Qiándōngnánzhōu), Guizhou

jǐnxīnxiùkǒu

(of writing) elegant and ornate

zhuójǐnyǐyú

to make the ugly beautiful (idiom)

yījǐnróngguī

to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom); to return in glory

brocade garments, jade meals (idiom); a life of luxury
extravagance

jǐnxiùqiánchéng

bright future
bright prospects

hóngfùjǐnjī

(bird species of China) golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)

sānsuǒjǐnshé

copperhead race (Elaphe radiata), kind of snake

jǐnshàngtiānhuā

lit. add flowers to brocade (idiom)
fig. to give sth additional splendor
to provide the crowning touch
(derog.) to benefit sb who is already well off

huātuánjǐncù

brightly colored decorations (idiom)
splendid

Hángjǐnhòuqí

Hanggin Rear banner or Xanggin Xoit khoshuu in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾／巴彦淖尔 ( Bāyànnào'ěr), Inner Mongolia

jǐnnángmiàojì

brocade sack of miracle plans (idiom); bag of tricks
fiendishly cunning masterplan (written out by strategic genius of fiction, and given to the local commander in a brocade bag)

yījǐnhuánxiāng

lit. to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom)
fig. to return home after making good
Taiwan pr. (yìjǐnhuánxiāng)

(bird species of China) Lady Amherst's pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae)

shíjǐnguǒpán

mixed fruit salad