Definitions

chēng frying pan; griddle
dāng clank; clang; sound of metal

Etymology

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

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