dāng, chēng
frying pan
Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 當 represents the sound.
Components
Evolution

Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal script
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 鐺
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
little bell | ||
clank | ||
to get jailed | ||
baking pan | ||
iron chains |
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