钏
chuànChuàn

bracelet

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 川 represents the sound. Simplified form of 釧.

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal

钅 is a component form of 金.

川
川 Sound component
chuān stream

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

釧 bracelet Traditional

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

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal

釒 is a component form of 金.

川
川 Sound component
chuān stream

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangkʰjons
Unicodechiuɛ̀n

說文解字

臂環也。从金川聲。

Sources

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