钅

jīn metal radical (left-side form of 金)

Component (a building block) — not the same thing as a radical or a sound component. · 5strokes

Forms

Characters that use it as a component

针钉钓衔钙钝钞钟

Characters filed under it as a radical

Kangxi radical no.167 · 金 · 8strokes — The 214 Kangxi radicals

Filed under it in a dictionary. That is a lookup convention — it does not mean it is the only part the character is built from.

金针钙钝钟钠钦钮