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锔 (traditional form: 鋦) is a phono-semantic compound composed of the semantic component 钅, a simplification of 金, meaning 'metal', on the left, and the phonetic component 局, which suggests the pronunciation, on the right. Historically, the character denoted a small metal staple or cramp employed in the craft of repairing broken pottery, with the radical naturally specifying the tool's material. In modern times, it has also been adopted as a phonetic loan for curium, a synthetic radioactive chemical element, giving 锔 an additional scientific meaning entirely separate from its traditional metallurgical sense.
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