yuè

broad-axe

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approved by Marcus Ngai · Mar 7, 2026, 01:39 PM · Reviewed by Marcus Ngai on Mar 7, 2026, 01:39 PM

金 → 钅

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Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Originally written as .

Components

Meaning component
jīn metal

is a component form of .

SoundIconic component
yuè battle-axe

Depicts a battle axe.

Sources

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