釒
jīn

metal

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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.925
Readings & variants
Unicode