鎧
kǎi

armor

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

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal

釒 is a component form of 金.

豈
豈 Sound component
qǐ victorious music, happy

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
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkhojXC.qʰˤəjʔcoat of mail
khojHC.qʰˤəjʔ-scoat of mail
Zhengzhangŋ̊ʰɯːlʔ
ŋ̊ʰɯːls

說文解字

甲也。从金豈聲。

Sources

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

铠 kǎi armor Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 岂 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鎧.

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal

钅 is a component form of 金.

岂
岂 Sound component
qǐ victorious music, happy

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode