Radical 167
Radical 167 or radical gold meaning "gold" or "metal" is one of the 9 Kangxi radicals composed of 8 strokes. It also represents the Chinese family name, Jin, which is No. 29 of the Hundred Family Surnames.
In the Kangxi Dictionary, there are 806 characters to be found under this radical.
In the Chinese Wuxing, 金 represents the element Metal.
金 is also the 176th indexing component in the Table of Indexing Chinese Character Components predominantly adopted by Simplified Chinese dictionaries published in mainland China, with 钅 and 釒 listed as its associated indexing components.
In Chinese names for chemical elements, 釒/钅means that this element is solid metal at room temperature and standard pressure.