Chinese

金融

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ɻʊŋ³⁵/
finance; banking
  • HSK 6
  • TOCFL 6

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Origin

Wasei kango (和(わ)製(せい)漢(かん)語(ご)), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 金(きん)融(ゆう) (kin'yū).

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Lineage

  • borrowedJapanese金
  • characterChinese金 “copper (Cu)”
  • characterChinese融 “hot air; steam (during cooking)”
    • meaningChinese鬲 “li; a type of cauldron with three hollow legs and used for cooking”
    • soundChinese蟲 “bug, including insects, worms, etc. (Classifier: 隻／只 m c; 條／条 m c; 尾 h)”

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