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资金 (zī jīn) — funds, capital

Definition

资金 is 'funds' or 'capital' in a business/financial sense — broader than 现金 ('cash on hand') and more general than 基金 ('investment fund'). Distinct from 资本, which emphasizes economic/ownership capital.

noun
fundscapital

Examples

  • 资金。
    Gōng sī zhèng zài chóu jí gèng duō de zī jīn lái kuò dà yè wù.
    The company is raising more funds to expand its business.
  • ，资金。
    Chuàng yè chū qī, zī jīn de hé lǐ fēn pèi fēi cháng zhòng yào.
    In the early stage of starting a business, a reasonable allocation of capital is very important.
  • 资金。
    Zhè xiàng jì huà yīn zī jīn bù zú ér bèi pò zàn tíng.
    This project was forced to suspend due to insufficient funds.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

资zīcapital
金jīnmoney

资 and 金 both concern money or capital, so the word means funds.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 資; 资 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
貝貝bèishell-money
Sound part声符shēngfú
次
次cì資zī
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 資 puts 次 above 貝, a shell-money sign, to write property or resource; 次 supplies the sound. The simplified 资 is a shorthand, so do not treat its parts as historical.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

金 was drawn with marks for two pieces of metal, along with a part that gave its sound; it first meant copper, then metals and gold.

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