錘
chuí

balance weight on scale

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

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal

釒 is a component form of 金.

垂
垂 Sound component
chuí droop

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartdrjwem-t<r>ojsledge-hammer
Zhengzhangdol
dols
du

說文解字

八銖也。从金垂聲。

Sources

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

锤 chuí balance weight on scale Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 垂 represents the sound. Simplified form of 錘.

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal

钅 is a component form of 金.

垂
垂 Sound component
chuí droop

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode