Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 川 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (釧)
Simplified (钏)
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Similar Characters
欽 think highly of (trad)釗 endeavor (trad)釣 angle (trad/jp)釦 clasp (trad)釩 vanadium (trad)釵 ornamental (trad)釺 tool for boring holes (trad)鈀 palladium (trad)鈄 Wine A Wine Flagon (trad)鈆 lead (archaic) (trad)鈉 sodium (trad)鈍 obtuse (trad/jp)鈎 barb (trad)鈔 paper money (trad)鈕 push button (trad)鈞 30 catties (trad)鈣 calcium (trad)鈦 titanium (trad)鈬 bell (iii)鈴 small bell (trad/jp)
Historical Evolution
釧
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
釧
Regular
Modern
Chinese
钏 / 釧 [Chuàn]
surname Chuan
钏 / 釧 [chuàn]
armlet; bracelet
Japanese
bracelet (usu. dating from the Kofun period)
Example Sentences