钅 (jīn) is Kangxi radical no. 167, “metal; gold”. It also appears as 金 (jīn). In this form it is written with 5 strokes.
钅 (jīn) on the left is metal: tools, money, clocks and needles - anything forged or cast.
The characters range from 7 to 22 strokes. 4 of them already appear in HSK 3.0 levels 1–2, and 4 have a full word page of their own.
Good ones to start with: 钱 (qián) money, 错 (cuò) wrong / mistake, 银 (yín) silver, 钟 (zhōng) handleless cup.
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