懂中文 Dong Chinese

鍛

duàn

forge metal

Phonosemantic compound. 金 represents the meaning and 段 represents the sound.

Components
金 meaning component

金  Meaning component

jīn

  

metal

段 sound component

段  Sound component

duàn

  

section

Evolution

鍛 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
鍛 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

锻 (鍛) 

duàn

forge metal; temper, refine; to forge; to discipline; wrought

Most common words with 鍛
Freq.
Word
Meaning

锻炼

to toughen

锻造

forging

锻

to forge

锻铁

wrought iron