懂中文 Dong Chinese

鐐

liáo, liào

fetters

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

Components
釒 meaning component

釒  Meaning component

jīn

  

metal

釒 is a component form of 金.

尞 sound component

尞  Sound component

liào

  

burnt offering

Evolution

鐐 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Seal script

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

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

镣 (鐐) 

liáo

fetters

镣 (鐐) 

liào

leg-irons; shackles

Most common words with 鐐
Freq.
Word
Meaning

镣铐

manacles and leg-irons

脚镣

fetters

镣

fetters