銵 (kēng) - 銵 — An ancient character meaning the sound & also refers to the sound of metal tools

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kēng ｜ 15 strokes ｜ radical:

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銵 · kēng

銵 — An ancient character meaning the sound of metal striking metal;

also refers to the sound of metal tools working.

銵 — An ancient character meaning the soundalso refers to the sound of metal tools

Usage highlights

metallic clanging soundsound of metal strikingancient metal soundclang of toolsmetalworking noise

Synonyms

  • 铿— clang; clank (similar metallic sound)
  • 锵— clang; tinkle (metallic ringing sound)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The blacksmith's hammer made a metallic clang (銵銵声).
  • Ancient texts describe the sound of metalworking (銵然).
  • The character appears in classical Chinese dictionaries (銵字).

Collocations

  • metallic clanging sound(銵銵)
  • sound of metal striking(銵然)
  • ancient metal sound(古銵)
  • clang of tools(工具銵响)
  • metalworking noise(锻銵)

Idioms

  • The clang of metal on metal(銵銵作响)
  • Sound of hammer on anvil(铁砧銵然)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Appears in ancient Chinese dictionaries and texts describing metalworking sounds.
  • Represents onomatopoeia for metallic sounds in classical Chinese.
  • Rarely used in modern Chinese, primarily of historical linguistic interest.

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