钢缆
gāng​lǎn

steel cable

钢 gāng steel Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 冈 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鋼.

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal

钅 is a component form of 金.

冈
冈 Sound component
gāng ridge or crest of hill

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缆 lǎn hawser Simplified

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk

thread

览
览 Sound component
lǎn look at

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鋼 gāng steel Traditional

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

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal

釒 is a component form of 金.

岡
岡 Sound component
gāng ridge or crest of hill

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkangC.kˤaŋ cast iron; steel

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Baxter-Sagart

纜 cable Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 覽 represents the sound.

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

覽
覽 Sound component
lǎn look at

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangɡ·raːms
Unicodelɑ̀m

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Zhengzhang Shangfang