Dong Chinese dictionary

tài

titanium

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

Components

釒 Meaning component

jīn

metal

釒 is a component form of 金.

太 Sound component

tài

very

Evolution

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

tài

titanium; titanium (chemistry)

Most common words with 鈦

Sources