铃铛
líng​dang

small bell

铃 líng bell Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 令 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鈴.

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal

钅 is a component form of 金.

令
令 Sound component
lìng command

Sources

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Unicode

铛 dang frying pan Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 当 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鐺.

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal

钅 is a component form of 金.

当
当 Sound component
dāng, dàng, dang to match

Sources

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Unicode

鈴 líng bell Traditional

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

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal

釒 is a component form of 金.

令
令 Sound component
lìng command

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangreːŋ
Unicodeleng

說文解字

令丁也。从金从令，令亦聲。

Sources

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

鐺 dang frying pan Traditional

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

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal

釒 is a component form of 金.

當
當 Sound component
dāng, dàng, dang to match

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangtaːŋ
sʰraːŋ
Unicodechræng

說文解字

鋃鏜也。从金當聲。

Sources

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