qián

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Components

Meaning component
jīn metal

metal

Sound component
jīn now

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Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangɡram

說文解字

鈐𨬍,大犂也。一曰類㭒。从金今聲。

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Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica