TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
金
ㄐㄧㄣ · jīn
noun — metal; gold; money
字源 FORM — what the parts do
丷義the two dots — nuggets of ore in the ground
Buried in the earth (土), two nuggets (the dots) of ore, with 今 jīn riding on top for the sound. The whole graph is metal underground — first gold, the lasting metal, then metal of every kind, then money: 黃金、金屬、現金.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
土（土）裡藏著兩塊礦（兩點）——挖出來，是金。
Two nuggets (the dots) lie hidden in the earth (土) — dig them out, and it's metal.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)黃金— gold常用
→金屬— metal常用
⇒金錢、現金— money, cash常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension