锭

錠

dìng

定 + 钅

Definitions

dìng (weaving) spindle; ingot; pressed cake of medicine etc; classifier for: gold and silver ingots, ink sticks

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 定 represents the sound. Simplified form of 錠.

Semantic: 钅 Phonetic: 定

About

锭 (dìng) is a phono-semantic compound, simplified from 錠. The metal radical 钅 (derived from 金) provides the general meaning of metal, and the component 定 (dìng, 'fixed') indicates the pronunciation. It originally referred to a metallic ritual vessel or metal base; later, its primary sense became a standard ingot of precious metal (gold or silver) used as currency, and it also came to denote a spindle in textile spinning.

Etymology Hide

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

妈妈买了一锭银子。

Māma mǎi le yī dìng yínzi.

Mom bought a silver ingot.

这块金锭很重。

Zhè kuài jīn dìng hěn zhòng.

This gold ingot is very heavy.

工厂里有许多纺锭。

Gōngchǎng lǐ yǒu xǔduō fǎng dìng.

There are many spindles in the factory.

他收藏了一锭古代银锭。

Tā shōucáng le yī dìng gǔdài yín dìng.

He collected an ancient silver ingot.

这锭元宝价值不菲。

Zhè dìng yuánbǎo jiàzhí bùfěi.

This ingot is very valuable.

工人正在检查纺锭的质量。

Gōngrén zhèngzài jiǎnchá fǎng dìng de zhìliàng.

The workers are inspecting the quality of the spindles.

那锭金子被锁在保险柜里。

Nà dìng jīnzi bèi suǒ zài bǎoxiǎnguì lǐ.

That gold ingot is locked in the safe.

这批新纺锭提高了生产效率。

Zhè pī xīn fǎng dìng tígāo le shēngchǎn xiàolǜ.

This batch of new spindles improved production efficiency.

Related Characters

Component: 定

Component: 钅

锭