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錚: clang of metals; small gong

By September 30, 2015January 16th, 2017Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning

 

猙 [铮] zhēng


: clang of metals
: small gong

Kun Reading
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On Reading

錚 | ソウ sou


: gong

 Usage:

錚々 | そうそう sousou: eminent; distinguished



Chinese expression | chengyu 成語 | idiom | proverb
錚錚鐵漢 [铮铮铁汉] zheng1 zheng1 tie3 han4
: a strong and determined man

 Etymology:


形声 Pictophonetic.
(jin1: gold; metal radical 167) suggests the meaning while
(zheng1: to dispute; to fight) provides the sound.



簡體 Simplified.
铮. Derived from generic radical simplification #9 (釒金 » 钅).



 Examples:
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Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary