钅
jīn

metal

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approved by Peter Olson · Aug 29, 2021, 04:00 AM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on Aug 29, 2021, 04:00 AM

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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.

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode