錠 dìng
: (weaving) spindle
: ingot
: pressed cake of medicine etc
: measure word for: gold and silver ingots
: ink sticks
Kun Reading
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On Reading
じょう jou
noun
: lock; padlock
: tablet; lozenge; pill
Usage:
錠[锭]子 ding4zi: spindle
紙錠[纸锭] zhi3ding4: paper ingots (burned as offerings to the dead)
銀錠[银锭] yin2ding4: silver ingot
Japanese common word
錠前 | じょうまえ joumae: lock
錠前屋 | じょうまえや joumaeya: locksmith
錠前破り | じょうまえやぶり joumae yaburi: breaking/picking a lock
錠を掛ける | じょうをかける jou o kakeru
: to fasten a lock
Etymology:
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形声 Pictophonetic .
金 (jin1: metal; gold) suggests the meaning while
定 (ding4: decide; settle) provides the sound.
簡體 Simplified.
锭. Derived from generic radical simplification #9 (釒金 » 钅).
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Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
