铮亮
zhèng​liàng

shiny

铮 zhēng clanging sound Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 争 represents the sound. Simplified form of 錚.

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal

钅 is a component form of 金.

争
争 Sound component
zhēng strife, quarrel

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

亮 liàng, liang bright

Phonosemantic compound. 人 represents the meaning and 京 represents the sound. Depicts a person (人) in a high place (京).

Components

人
人 MeaningIconic component
rén, ren person
Change in form
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 人 than it was in ancient scripts.
京
京 SoundIconic component
jīng capital city
Change in sound
Change in form
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 京 than it was in ancient scripts.

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

喨

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartljangH[r]aŋ-s brightness

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica

錚 clanging sound Traditional

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

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal

釒 is a component form of 金.

争
争 Sound component
zhēng strife, quarrel

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsʰreːŋ

說文解字

金聲也。从金爭聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)