钥匙链
yào​shi​liàn

keychain

钥 yào key Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 月 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鑰.

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal

钅 is a component form of 金.

月
月 Sound component
yuè, yue moon

Sources

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Unicode

匙 shi spoon

Phonosemantic compound. 匕 represents the meaning and 是 represents the sound.

Components

是
是 Sound component
shì, shi is
匕
匕 Meaning component
bǐ, pìn spoon, (person)

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangdje
Unicodezhiɛ

說文解字

《說文》：“匙，匕也。从匕，是聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

链 liàn chain Simplified

Metal 钅 that joins 连; 连 also provides the pronunciation

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal
连
连 SoundMeaning component
lián connect, join, link

Sources

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Unicode

鑰 yào key Traditional

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

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal
龠
龠 Sound component
yuè flute

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhanglowɢ
Unicodeiɑk

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

鏈 liàn chain Traditional

Metal 釒 that joins 連; 連 also provides the pronunciation

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal
連
連 SoundMeaning component
lián connect, join, link

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangren
rens
r̥ʰen

說文解字

銅屬。从金連聲。

Sources

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