钅
jīn

metal

钅 is a simplified component form of 金. Phonosemantic compound. 王 represents the meaning and 今 represents the sound. 王 depicts a metal axe.

Components

今
今 Sound component
jīn now
Change in form
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 今 than it was in ancient scripts.
王
王 Iconic component
wáng king

Depicts a metal axe.

Change in form
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 王 than it was in ancient scripts.

Component uses

Meaning (20 of 224 verified)

钱错银铁销钟镇针镜键锁钢铺锋钻铜锐锦铃锡铭锅链钦钩钉钓衔钥钧镑铸锻铅钞钮镖锤钙镶铲钝锥锯铀铮锣铝镕钊钳锈钠锚锌锄钵铢钗铎铐钾镰镯钡镀锢锵镁铿锹铬锭锺锰镭镐镌锏镂钛钚铠镣铛镍铡钰镳钜铰锟钍锨铩铂铤锷铨锲钴铣铱铉钨锃锉锂锴镏镉钤铵钒钏钿锶镒镢钹锒锕铆镊锑锸钪铄锆钺钼铧镧锩钕镫钋镛镆钣铍钭钌锗镞铳锛铋钎钇铯锊钔钫锼锿钯铒锱锝镅铑锍镬镓锪镄锞锓锇锖锘锔钽铌钐锬镪锎镗锾锫镝铙镔钆镎铈铖铊铗镡镨铟铷铫钬镟钸铕铪钲铓铼镩镴镙镱镈镚铥钷镲铽铞镘镤镥镦钶铹铴铘𬭇

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

锦

Sources

Character origin
季旭昇《說文新證》p.925
Readings & variants
Unicode

釒 jīn metal Traditional

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
jīn now

Remnant from the top part of 今.

王
王 Iconic component
wáng king

Depicts a metal axe.

吕
吕 Iconic component
lǚ pitchpipe

Depicts two metal plates.

Component uses

Meaning (23 of 137 verified)

鏡針錢錯鎮鍬鐮鉀銀錄鐘鍋鑑鈦鎭鉤鍵銳釘鋼鉅銷鉄鈍錫鈾鈿鍊鈣鍛鐵鋸錐鎖録鑣鑷銑鏢鑄鑽釣鈉鈴鈺銘鋤錨鑢鋅鎔鐐鑊釦鈕鏽鐲鈽鉛銓鋇鋒鋰錠錦鏈鏟鑲鈆銅鍥鋪鑰銲鑪銬鑔鎳鉧銚鎛鎧鉸釗欽鍾錙鋁釵銖鋃鎦鎂釺鉾鈀鈞鉗鉉鈬鉚錒錘銼銨鋦鈎鈄釩鑼錶鑭鋥鎬鈷鑞𨭗鉦鋌鎢銾錳鈔錮鉞鉻銃銹鋩鎩鎊錚錕釧鋯鐺鑠

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

錦

Sources

Character origin
季旭昇《說文新證》p.925
Readings & variants
Unicode