Radical 167
Radical 167 or radical gold (金部) meaning "gold" or "metal" is one of the 9 Kangxi radicals (214 radicals in total) composed of 8 strokes. It also represents the Chinese family name, Jin, which is No. 29[1] of the Hundred Family Surnames. In the Kangxi Dictionary, there are 806 characters (out of 49,030) to be found under this radical. In the Chinese Wuxing ("Five Phases"), 金 represents the element Metal. 金 is also the 176th indexing component in the Table of Indexing Chinese Character Components predominantly adopted by Simplified Chinese dictionaries published in mainland China, with 钅 (Simp.) and 釒 (Trad.) listed as its associated indexing components. In Chinese names for chemical elements, 釒/钅means that this element is solid metal at room temperature and standard pressure. Evolution
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