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linchpin (used to fasten a wheel to an axle) (variant of 轄|辖[xiá])
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鎋 is a phono-semantic compound with 金 (metal) on the left and 害 on the right, providing the semantic and phonetic elements respectively. It is an orthographic variant of 轄, both meaning a linchpin, the metal pin passed through an axle end to secure a wheel. Compared to 轄, which uses the vehicle radical 車 to highlight its use on a cart, 鎋 emphasizes the metal material of the pin.
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