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鐺: clang (sound) | griddle

By February 11, 2015January 16th, 2017Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning

 

鐺 [铛] dāng

onomatopoeia
: clank; clang; sound of metal

鐺 [铛] chēng


: frying pan; griddle

Kun Reading

鐺 | こじり kojiri

noun
: (ornamental) tip of a scabbard
: bottom of a bargeboard or cantilever

On Reading

とう tou

 Usage:

鐺鐺 [铛铛] dang1dang1: (onom.) clang; clank of metal; sound of striking a gong
鋃鐺[锒铛] lang2dang1: iron chains; shackles; (onom.) clank

鐺 [铛] cheng1: frying pan; griddle

餅鐺 [饼铛] bing3cheng1: baking pan
 Etymology:


形声 Pictophonetic.
(jin1: gold; metal) suggests the meaning while
(dang1 | dang4: to serve as; accept | suitable) provides the sound.



簡體 Simplified.
铛. Derived from generic character simplification rule #23 (當 » 当). Derived from generic radical simplification #9 (釒金 » 钅).



 Examples:
没有那种不黏鍋底的鐺就烙不好餅。
mei2you3 na4zhong bu4nian2guo1di3 de cheng1 jiu4 lao4 bu4 hao3 bing3.
It’s very difficult to make pancakes without a non-stick frying-pan.

Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary