懂中文 Dong Chinese

錚

zhēng

clanging sound

Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 争 represents the sound.

Components
釒 meaning component

釒  Meaning component

jīn

  

metal

釒 is a component form of 金.

争 sound component

争  Sound component

zhēng

  

strife, quarrel

Evolution

錚 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
錚 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

铮 (錚) 

zhēng

clanging sound; small gong; clang of metals