diàntián

hairpin

Components

Meaning component
jīn metal

gold

Sound component
tián field

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

hairpin Traditional

Components

Meaning component
jīn metal

gold

Sound component
tián field

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangl'iːŋ
l'iːŋs
Unicodedhen
dhèn

說文解字

金華也。从金田聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica