锲
qiè

sickle

Something engraved 契 in metal 钅; 契 also provides the pronunciation

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal
契
契 SoundMeaning component
qì, xiè, qiè deed

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

鍥 sickle Traditional

Something engraved 契 in metal 釒; 契 also provides the pronunciation

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal
契
契 SoundMeaning component
qì, xiè, qiè deed

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartkhetkʰˤetcut; a sickle
Zhengzhangkeːd
kʰeːd

說文解字

鎌也。从金契聲。

Sources

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