鏗
kēng

strike

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangkʰreːŋ
Unicodekɛng

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

铿 kēng strike Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 坚 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鏗.

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal

钅 is a component form of 金.

坚
坚 Sound component
jiān firm, solid

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Unicode