镣
liàoliáo

fetters

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 尞 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鐐.

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal

钅 is a component form of 金.

尞
尞 Sound component
liào, liáo burnt offering

Sources

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鐐 fetters Traditional

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

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal

釒 is a component form of 金.

尞
尞 Sound component
liào, liáo burnt offering

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangreːw
reːws

說文解字

白金也。从金尞聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica