錁 (guǒ) - Gold ingot & gold nugget

錁Tone 3

guǒ ｜ 16 strokes ｜ radical:

枫惠

錁 · guǒ

Gold ingot;

gold nugget;

small piece of gold or silver used as currency in ancient China.

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Usage highlights

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Synonyms

  • 錠— ingot (larger form)
  • 金塊— gold lump/nugget
  • 元寶— sycee (shoe-shaped gold/silver ingot)

Antonyms

  • 銅錢— copper coin (low-value currency)
  • 紙幣— paper money (modern currency)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Ancient merchants used gold ingots (金錁) for large transactions.
  • The treasure chest contained silver nuggets (銀錁).
  • During the Qing dynasty, small gold pieces (錁子) were common currency.
  • He received a gold nugget (金錁) as a reward.

Collocations

  • Gold ingot(金錁)
  • Silver nugget(銀錁)
  • Small gold piece(錁子)
  • Gold and silver ingots(金銀錁)
  • Treasure ingot(寶錁)
  • Currency ingot(錢錁)

Idioms

  • Gold and silver ingots(金銀錁子)
  • Treasure ingots filling the house(寶錁滿堂)
  • Ingots as heavy as mountains(錁重如山)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 錁 were small standardized pieces of gold or silver used as currency in imperial China, especially during Ming and Qing dynasties.
  • They represented wealth and prosperity, often used in important transactions, dowries, and as gifts for special occasions.
  • The character combines the metal radical 金 with 果 (fruit), suggesting 'fruit of metal' or valuable metallic objects.

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