Phonosemantic compound. 金 represents the meaning and 段 represents the sound.
Components
Simplified (锻)
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Similar Characters
劉 Liu (trad)蓥 polish (alt) (simp)釘 nail (trad)釜 pot針 needle (trad/jp)鉛 lead (trad/jp)鉞 broad-axe (trad)鉦 ancient (trad)鉴 looking (simp)銎 eyehole to hang an axe by銜 title (trad)銮 bells hung on horse (simp)銷 put up for sale (trad)鋈 silver plating錄 record (trad)錢 coin (trad)錯 mistaken (trad/jp)錶 watch (trad)錾 engraving tool (simp)鍪 an iron pan
Historical Evolution
鍛
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
鍛
Regular
Modern
Chinese
锻 / 鍛 [duàn]
to forge; to discipline; wrought
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
鍛 いたに
Itani unclassified name
鍛 いだに
Idani unclassified name
鍛 かじ
Kaji surname
鍛 きたい
Kitai surname
鍛 きたう
Kitau unclassified name
鍛 きたえ
Kitae given name
鍛 たん
Tan given name
CHINESE WORDS (4)
JAPANESE WORDS (23)
⭐ 鍛える [きたえる] #3,272
to forge
⭐ 鍛錬 [たんれん] #8,625
tempering (metal)
鍛冶 [かじ] #11,759
smithing
鍛え上げる [きたえあげる] #16,558
to temper thoroughly
鍛冶屋 [かじや] #19,855
smith
鍛造 [たんぞう] #44,835
forging
鍛冶場 [かじば] #45,524
blacksmith's workshop
鍛え [きたえ] #50,367
forging
刀鍛冶 [かたなかじ] #51,273
swordsmith
自己鍛錬 [じこたんれん] #71,533
self-discipline
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KOREAN WORDS (1)