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The character 铞 refers to a small metal ornament, clasp, or earring. It consists of the semantic 钅 (metal) radical on the left, indicating the material, and the 吊 (to hang) component on the right, which provides both the phonetic cue and a semantic hint about its function. Its traditional form is 銱, with the full metal radical. Historically, it has denoted various hanging metal decorations or functional loops used in everyday objects. The structure clearly reflects the object's nature: a piece of metal designed to be suspended. It maintains a concrete, material-focused meaning, appearing often in texts about jewelry or hardware.