qín

carve

Components

Meaning component
jīn metal

metal

Unknown component
snout
Unknown component
cover
Unknown component
yòu again

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

carve Traditional

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangʔsem
sʰem
sʰimʔ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica