鋇
bèi

barium

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

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal

釒 is a component form of 金.

貝
貝 Sound component
bèi sea shell

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangpaːds

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

钡 bèi barium Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 贝 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鋇.

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal

钅 is a component form of 金.

贝
贝 Sound component
bèi sea shell

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode