Phonosemantic compound. 金 represents the meaning and 㕣 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (鉛)
金 Meaning component
jīn gold
㕣 Phonetic component
yǎn a marsh at
a marsh at the foot of the hills, (interchangeable 湢 沇) name of a river
View phonetic series →Simplified (铅)
㕣 Phonetic component
yǎn a marsh at
a marsh at the foot of the hills, (interchangeable 湢 沇) name of a river
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Similar Characters
劉 Liu (trad)蓥 polish (alt) (simp)釘 nail (trad)釜 pot針 needle (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)鍛 forge (trad/jp)鍪 an iron pan
Historical Evolution
铅
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
铅
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
铅
Regular
Modern
Chinese
铅 / 鉛 [qiān]
lead (chemistry)
Japanese
lead (Pb)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
鉛 なまり
Namari surname
CHINESE WORDS (22)
铅笔 [qiānbǐ] #6,625
(lead) pencil
铅球 [qiānqiú] #45,337
shot put (athletics event)
铅笔盒 [qiānbǐhé] #33,071
pencil case
铅字 [qiānzì] #48,773
type
铅山县 [YánshānXiàn] #53,759
Yanshan County in Shangrao 上饒|上饶[Shàngráo], Jiangxi
铅山 [Yánshān] #55,779
Yanshan county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶[Shàngráo], Jiangxi
铅矿 [qiānkuàng] #56,737
lead ore
方铅矿 [fāngqiānkuàng] #59,278
galena
铅锤 [qiānchuí] #66,364
bob of a plumbline
铅条 [qiāntiáo] #69,180
strip of lead
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JAPANESE WORDS (95)
⭐ 鉛筆 [えんぴつ] #10,346
pencil
鉛色 [なまりいろ] #36,430
lead colour
色鉛筆 [いろえんぴつ] #52,168
colored pencil
⭐ 亜鉛 [あえん] #63,270
zinc (Zn)
⭐ 黒鉛 [こくえん] #88,249
graphite
鉛筆の芯 [えんぴつのしん] #91,056
lead of a pencil
鉛筆削り [えんぴつけずり] #94,352
pencil sharpener
鉛筆書き [えんぴつがき] #99,968
drawing or writing in pencil
鉛管 [えんかん] #110,695
lead pipe
鉛筆画 [えんぴつが] #117,447
sketch (done by pencil)
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KOREAN WORDS (2)