Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 古 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (鈷)
Simplified (钴)
Notes
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Similar Characters
欽 think highly of (trad)釗 endeavor (trad)釣 angle (trad/jp)釦 clasp (trad)釧 bracelet (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)
Historical Evolution
钴
Bronze
Warring States (475-221 BC)
钴
Regular
Modern
Chinese
钴 / 鈷 [gǔ]
cobalt (chemistry); Taiwan pr. [gū]
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (2)
JAPANESE WORDS (5)
独鈷 [とっこ] #103,638
single-pronged vajra
三鈷 [さんこ] #130,194
trident vajra
独鈷石 [とっこいし]
ground stone tool from the late Jomon period (named after its similarity to the Buddhist tokko)
雷鈷 [らいこ]
ground stone tool from the late Jomon period
飛行の三鈷 [ひぎょうのさんこ]
three-pronged vajra flung by Kukai on his return from China to determine the Holy Land of Esoteric Buddhism