jīn

sharp

Duplication of (hairpin).

Components
兂 iconic component

  Iconic component

zān

  

hairpin

Depicts a woman kneeling with a hairpin in her hair.

兂 iconic component

  Iconic component

zān

  

hairpin

Depicts a woman kneeling with a hairpin in her hair.

Evolution

兓 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
兓 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
兓 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

jīn

sharp

Component uses

Sound component in 2 characters (1 verified)

Miscellaneous

Strokes

8

Unicode

U+5153

Shuowen

“兓,朁朁,銳意也。从二兂。”


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