錠
dìng

spindle

Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 定 represents the sound.

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal

釒 is a component form of 金.

定
定 Sound component
dìng settle

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangteːŋs
deːŋʔ
deːŋs

說文解字

鐙也。从金定聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

锭 dìng spindle Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 定 represents the sound. Simplified form of 錠.

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal

钅 is a component form of 金.

定
定 Sound component
dìng settle

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode