| metal; gold; money | ore; mine | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (金礦) | 金 | 礦 | |
| simp. (金矿) | 金 | 矿 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 金 | 礦 | 
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 | 
| Initial (聲) | 見 (28) | 見 (28) | 
| Final (韻) | 侵 (140) | 庚 (110) | 
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Rising (X) | 
| Openness (開合) | Open | Closed | 
| Division (等) | III | II | 
| Fanqie | 居吟切 | 古猛切 | 
| Baxter | kim | kwaengX | 
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /kˠiɪm/ | /kˠwæŋX/ | 
| Pan Wuyun | /kᵚim/ | /kʷᵚaŋX/ | 
| Shao Rongfen | /kiem/ | /kuaŋX/ | 
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kjim/ | /kwaɨjŋX/ | 
| Li Rong | /kjəm/ | /kuɐŋX/ | 
| Wang Li | /kĭĕm/ | /kwɐŋX/ | 
| Bernard Karlgren | /ki̯əm/ | /kwɐŋX/ | 
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | jīn | gǒng | 
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | gam1 | gwang2 |