铁锅
tiě​guō

iron pot

铁 tiě iron Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 失 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鐵.

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal

钅 is a component form of 金.

失
失 Sound component
shī lose
Change in sound

Historical Pronunciations

Sources

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

锅 guō cooking-pot Simplified

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal

metal

呙
呙 Sound component
guō, wāi, hé chat

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

鐵 tiě iron Traditional

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

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal
𢧤
𢧤 Sound component
zhì big

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
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-Sagartthetl̥ˤik iron

說文解字

《說文》：“鐵，黑金也。从金，聲。，鐵或省。銕，古文鐵从夷。”

Sources

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

鍋 guō cooking-pot Traditional

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

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal

釒 is a component form of 金.

咼
咼 Sound component
chat

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkloːl

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang