钢锯
gāng​jù

hacksaw

钢 gāng steel Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 冈 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鋼.

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal

钅 is a component form of 金.

冈
冈 Sound component
gāng ridge or crest of hill

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

锯 jù a saw Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 居 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鋸.

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal

钅 is a component form of 金.

居
居 Sound component
jū live

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

鋼 gāng steel Traditional

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

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal

釒 is a component form of 金.

岡
岡 Sound component
gāng ridge or crest of hill

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkangC.kˤaŋ cast iron; steel

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart

鋸 jù a saw Traditional

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

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal

釒 is a component form of 金.

居
居 Sound component
jū live

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkjoHk(r)a-ssaw (n.)
Zhengzhangkas

說文解字

槍唐也。从金居聲。

Sources

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