jīn

metal

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approved by Prismcool · Mar 14, 2026, 01:19 AM · Reviewed by Prismcool on Mar 14, 2026, 01:19 AM

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is a component form of . Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. depicts a metal axe.

Components

Sound component
Iconic component

Depicts a metal axe.

Change in form
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to than it was in ancient scripts.

Sources

Character origin
季旭昇《說文新證》p.925
Readings & variants
Unicode