lǚ​bó

aluminum foil

aluminum Simplified

Components

Meaning component
jīn metal

metal

Sound component
pitchpipe

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

reed screen

Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
zhú bamboo

⺮ is a component form of .

Sound component
pō, bó anchor vessel

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangbaːɡ
Unicodebhɑk

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

aluminum Traditional

Components

Meaning component
jīn metal

metal

Sound component
pitchpipe

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC
Regular Modern

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical images
Academia Sinica