liáoliào

fetters

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
钅 meaning component

  Meaning component

jīn

  

metal

is a component form of .

尞 sound component

  Sound component

liào

  

burnt offering

Evolution

镣 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
镣 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
镣 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

liáo

fetters

() 

liào

leg-irons; shackles

Most common words with 镣
Freq.
Word
Meaning

镣铐

manacles and leg-irons

脚镣

fetters

fetters