锡矿
xī​kuàng

tin ore

锡 xī tin Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 易 represents the sound. Simplified form of 錫.

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal

钅 is a component form of 金.

易
易 Sound component
yì easy

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矿 kuàng mine Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 石 represents the meaning and 广 represents the sound. Simplified form of 礦.

Components

石
石 Meaning component
shí stone
广
广 Sound component
guǎng roof

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錫 xī tin Traditional

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

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal

釒 is a component form of 金.

易
易 Sound component
yì easy

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Spring and Autumn ~700 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Spring and Autumn ~700 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartseks-lˤekgive
seks.lˤektin
Zhengzhangsleːɡ
Unicodesek

說文解字

銀鉛之閒也。从金易聲。

Sources

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

礦 kuàng mine Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 石 represents the meaning and 廣 represents the sound.

Components

石
石 Meaning component
shí stone
廣
廣 Sound component
guǎng wide

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkʷraːŋʔ

Sources

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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang