錾
zàn

engraving tool

A metal 金 cutting tool 斩; 斩 also provides the pronunciation

Components

斩
斩 SoundMeaning component
zhǎn, zhàn chop
金
金 Meaning component
jīn metal

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

鏨 engraving tool Traditional

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangzaːm
zaːmʔ
zaːms
zeːm
zamʔ

說文解字

小鑿也。从金从斬，斬亦聲。

Sources

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