METAL    金屬金

HARD INTENSELY HEAVY SUBSTANCE OFTEN USED FOR PRODUCING ARTEFACTS, TOOLS, AND WEAPONS. []
Old Chinese Criteria
1. Jīn 金 in antiquity usually refers to metal, concretely to bronze or copper. 2. Shuǐ yín 水銀 refers to mercury. 3. Cí shí 慈石 refers to a magnet. 4. Yè 鍱 also refers to an ore. 5. Xiǎn 銑 refers to any shiny metal. 6. Gāng 鋼 refers to steel. 7. Xī 錫 refers to tin. 8. 鏤 is another term for a steel. 9. Zhù 鉒 refers to an ore.
Modern Chinese Criteria
五金 金屬 金銀銅鐵錫 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hyponym
  • BRONZE　METAL of COPPER AND TIN, SOMETIMES also WITH LEAD OR ZINK. (anc: 6/0, child: 0)
  • SILVER　BRIGHT METAL []. (anc: 6/0, child: 0)
  • COPPER　RED METAL USED in PRODUCING BRONZE. [Cu] (anc: 6/0, child: 0)
  • GOLD　MOST EXPENSIVE SOFT METAL. [] (anc: 6/0, child: 0)
  • IRON　COMMON METAL USED FOR MAKING TOOLS. [] (anc: 6/0, child: 0)
  • LEAD-METAL　MOST HEAVY METAL. [Pb] (anc: 6/0, child: 0)
  • TIN　COMMON METALS, USED FOR MAKING PLATES ETC. [CHEMISTRY] nearly approaching silver in whiteness and lustre, highly malleable and taking a high polish; used in the manufacture of articles of block tin, in the formation of alloys, as bronze, pewter, etc., and, on account of its resistance to oxidation, for making tin-plate and lining culinary and other iron vessels. (anc: 6/0, child: 0)
Hypernym
  • SUBSTANCE　THING NOT SEPARATED into SEPARATE PARTS. (anc: 4/0, child: 28)
  • THING　CONCRETE OBJECT. (anc: 3/0, child: 10)
  • OBJECT　[NO HYPERNYM.] WHAT one CAN NAME:refer to. (anc: 2/0, child: 6)
  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 9.63

  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 9.64

  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 9.65

  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 9.66

  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 9.67

  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 9.68

  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 9.69

  • Dictionnaire culturel en langue francaise ( REY 2005) p. 5.575

    • Words (10 items)

    金  jīn OC: krɯm MC: kim 21 Attributions

    Jīn 金 in antiquity usually refers to metal, concretely to bronze or copper.

      Syntactic words
    • nadVusing metal as an object; using metal as an instrument, using a metal instrument
    • nccpiece of metal
    • nmmetal; sometimes: bronze
    • nmadNmade of metal; mostly: made of bronze
    水銀  shuǐ yín OC: qhjulʔ ŋɡrɯn MC: ɕi ŋin 2 Attributions

    Shuǐ yín 水銀 refers to mercury.

      Syntactic words
    • NP{N1adN2}mercury
    慈石  cí shí OC: dzɯ djaɡ MC: dzɨ dʑiɛk 2 Attributions

    Cí shí 慈石 refers to a magnet.

      Syntactic words
    • NPmmagnetite
    鉒  zhù OC: tos MC: ʈi̯o 1 Attribution

    Zhù 鉒 refers to an ore.

      Syntactic words
    • nmmineral ore
    磁  cí OC: dzɯ MC: dzɨ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • nmagnet; lodestone
    • nadNmagnetic
    銑  xiǎn OC: sɯɯnʔ MC: sen 0 Attributions

    Xiǎn 銑 refers to any shiny metal.

      Syntactic words
    • nmbright and polished metal (GUOYU)
    鋼  gàng OC: kaaŋs MC: kɑŋ
    鋼  gāng OC: kaaŋ MC: kɑŋ 0 Attributions

    Gāng 鋼 refers to steel.

      Syntactic words
    • nmsteel (LIE)
    鍱  yè OC: leb MC: jiɛp 0 Attributions

    Yè 鍱 also refers to an ore.

      Syntactic words
    • nmplates of metal
    鏤  lòu OC: ɡ-roos MC: lu 0 Attributions

    鏤 is another term for a steel.

      Syntactic words
    • nmsome kind of hard metal (which probably can be used for engravings)
    磁石  cí shí OC: dzɯ djaɡ MC: dzɨ dʑiɛk 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPmagnet