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The character 铛 is a phono-semantic compound, combining the metal radical 钅 (meaning metal) with the phonetic 当 (simplified from 當). Its traditional form is 鐺, which uses the full metal radical 釒 and the traditional phonetic 當. As a noun, it refers to a shallow metal pan or warming vessel, and it also serves as an onomatopoeia for the clanking, clanging, or ringing sound of metal objects striking together.
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