Dong Chinese dictionary

tài

titanium

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 太 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鈦.

Components

钅 Meaning component

jīn

metal

钅 is a component form of 金.

太 Sound component

tài

very

Evolution

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

tài

titanium; titanium (chemistry)

Most common words with 钛

Sources