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plate
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鉼 is a phono-semantic compound combining the metal radical 釒 (jīn) on the left and the phonetic 幷 (bìng) on the right. It refers to flat metal objects like plates, ingots (such as silver or gold currency), or shapes resembling flat cakes. The meaning parallels 餅 (bǐng, cake) but the metal radical specifies metallic rather than baked items. Historically, it also functioned as a variant for characters denoting flat metal plates or weights in measurement systems.
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