錮
gù

run metal into cracks

To forge 固 metal 釒; 固 also provides the pronunciation

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal
固
固 SoundMeaning component
gù to become solid

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkuH[k]ˤaʔ-schronic (of illness)
Zhengzhangkaːɡs

說文解字

鑄塞也。从金固聲。

Sources

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

锢 gù run metal into cracks Simplified

To forge 固 metal 钅; 固 also provides the pronunciation

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal
固
固 SoundMeaning component
gù to become solid

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode