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执金吾

zhí jīn wúdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(Han dynasty) official in command of an army responsible for maintaining law and order in the capital
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-45726504f682120a. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

執金吾 执金吾 [zhi2 jin1 wu2] /(Han dynasty) official in command of an army responsible for maintaining law and order in the capital/

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Other forms in these source records: 執金吾

  • 执
    zhí

    to execute (a plan) / to grasp

  • 金
    jīn

    gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[bā yīn]

    Jīn

    surname Jin / surname Kim (Korean) / Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234)

  • 吾
    wú

    (old) I / my

    Wú

    surname Wu

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.