| 錦 | 1109C30 81A.22-9 | 部居  | 畫數 16 | ㄐㄧㄣˇ [jin3] | ||
| N. | Tapestry, embroidered work: 織錦 brocade; 錦鍛 figured satin; 錦繡 [jin3xiu4]↓; 錦盒 gilded box (casket); 錦囊妙計 a secret master plan; 錦上添花 be blessed with a double portion of good fortune, winning honors (successes) one after another in quick succession; 錦袍，錦衾（被）embroidered robe, coverlet; 錦帶 [jin3dai4]↓. | |||||
| Adj. | Elegant, splendid, magnificent: 錦衣玉食 live an extravagant life (“elegantly dressed and feasting on delicacies”); 衣錦還鄉 glorious homecoming after having won high honors and social recognition; 錦心繡口 (of literary style) elegant and refined. | |||||
| Words | 1. 錦標 [jin3biao1], n., championship, a trophy awarded a winner. 2. 錦帶 [jin3dai4], n., an embroidered sash. 3. 錦雞 [jin3ji1], n., (zoo.) a species of pheasant, Phasianus pictus. 4. 錦葵 [jin3kui2], n., (bot.) the Chinese mallow, Malva sylvestris. 5. 錦鏽 [jin3xiu4], n. & adj., (1) n., rich brocade; n. & adj., (2) adj., beautiful, colorful, elegant: 錦繡河山 beautiful landscape (“like brocade”). | |||||