copy, write down

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
金 meaning component

  Meaning component

jīn

  

metal

彔 sound component

  Sound component

  

to carve wood

Evolution

錄 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
錄 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
錄 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
錄 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
錄 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

() 

copy, write down, record; diary; record; to hit; to copy

() 

surname Lu

Most common words with 錄
Freq.
Word
Meaning

记录

to record

diary

录像

to videotape

纪录

to record

录取

to admit (a student)