← Back to history approved by Peter Olson · Sep 2, 2021, 12:37 AM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on Sep 2, 2021, 12:37 AM
Changed fields: isVerified, components, customSources, historicalPronunciations
Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 失 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鐵.
Components
钅 is a component form of 金.
Change in sound
铁 and 失 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar
in older Chinese. Historical Pronunciations