dìngdīng HSK7

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approved by Marcus Ngai · Mar 7, 2026, 01:34 PM · Reviewed by Marcus Ngai on Mar 7, 2026, 01:34 PM

金 → 釒

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Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
jīn metal
Sound component
dīng cubes

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarttengtˤeŋ nail (n.)
tengHtˤeŋ-s nail (v.)

說文解字

《說文》:“釘,鍊鉼黄金。从金,丁聲。”

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica