Read Edit View history Discussion 釒 jīn metal Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents ← Back to history approved by Prismcool · Mar 14, 2026, 01:15 AM · Reviewed by Prismcool on Mar 14, 2026, 01:15 AM Added etymology Changed fields: hint, components, customSources, strokeDataSimp, fragmentsSimp, historicalImages 釒 is a component form of 金. Phonosemantic compound. 王 and 吕 represent the meaning and 今 represents the sound. 王 depicts a metal axe and 吕 depicts two metal plates. Components 今 今 SoundRemnant component Remnant from the top part of 今. 王 王 Iconic component Depicts a metal axe. 吕 吕 Iconic component Depicts two metal plates. Sources Character origin 季旭昇《說文新證》p.925Readings & variants Unicode