錚
zhēngzhèng

clanging sound

Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 争 represents the sound.

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal

釒 is a component form of 金.

争
争 Sound component
zhēng strife, quarrel

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsʰreːŋ

說文解字

金聲也。从金爭聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

铮 zhēng clanging sound Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 争 represents the sound. Simplified form of 錚.

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal

钅 is a component form of 金.

争
争 Sound component
zhēng strife, quarrel

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode