dìngtǐng

ingots

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
釒 meaning component

  Meaning component

jīn

  

metal

is a component form of .

廷 sound component

  Sound component

tíng

  

palace courtyard

Evolution

鋌 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
鋌 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
鋌 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
鋌 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

() 

dìng

ingots, bars of metal; hurry; ingot

() 

tǐng

big arrow; walk fast

Most common words with 鋌
Freq.
Word
Meaning

铤而走险

to take a risk out of desperation (idiom)

big arrow