one of the 214 radicals in the traditional character classification system
針針RS 针针 | | needle, pin, tack, acupuncture | - metal 金 in the form of a 十; RS. straight 十 piece of metal 金
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鑰鑰RS 钥钥 | | key, lock | - something with holes 龠 (→ 月) made in metal 金
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鍋鍋RS 锅锅 | | cooking-pot, saucepan | - metal 金 thing which contains stuff that can be eaten by mouth 咼/呙
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鉾鉾RS | 矛𨦜𫓴 | halberd, arms, festival float | | |
鎮鎮RS 镇镇 | | subdue, suppress, cool, weight, town | - true 真 metal 金 is cool and weighs (= suppress)
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鑄鑄RS 铸铸 | 鋳 | melt, cast, coin, mint | - metal 金 cast for longevity 壽/寿
- hands and mouth (blowing) 壽/寿 casting metal 金
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錢錢RS 钱钱 | 銭 | money, currency, coins | - a small amount 戔/㦮 of gold or metal 金 serves as currency
- metal 金 used to pay soldiers 戔/㦮
- small 戋 metal 钅 coins are money
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鏡鏡RS 镜镜 | | mirror, lens, glass, glasses | - after a long voyage through the country one can finally 竟 look in a metal 金 object and fashion one's looks
- ancient mirrors were made of polished metal 金. After several hours of polishing you can finally 竟 watch in a metal 金 plate like mirror.
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鍛鍛RS 锻锻 | | forge metal, temper, refine | - metal 金 forged into steps 段
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釣釣RS 钓钓 | | fish, fishhook, tempt, lure | - metal 金 fishhook 勺: tempting bait for fish
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鉱鉱RS | | mine, mineral, ore | - broad place 広 used for extracting metal 金: open mine
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釘釘RS 钉钉 | 丁 | nail, spike, pursue closely | - metal 金 object that looks like 丁
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鋏鋏RS 铗铗 | 夾 | tongs, pincers, dagger, sword | - metal 金 implement where things are wedged 夾 between
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鉄鉄RS | | iron, strong, solid, firm | - metal 金 firm and strong enough to survive being thrown down 失
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鍵鍵RS 键键 | | door bolt, lock bolt, key | - metal 金 for opening a building 建
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錠錠RS 锭锭 | | spindle, slab, cake, tablet, lock, shackles | - object used to fix (lock) 定 molten metal 金 into it's form: ingot
- metal 金 object keeping you right at your place 定
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錆錆RS 锖锖 | 䥊 | rust | - when metal 金 gets a green 靑 colour it is rusting
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錦錦RS 锦锦 | | brocade, tapestry, embroidered | - metal 金 embroidered in silk 帛
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欽欽RS 钦钦 | | respect, admire, respectful | - RS. speak 欠 like gold 金: respect
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劆劆RS 镰镰 | 鎌劆 | sickle, scythe, trick | - metal 金 tool to cut grain 兼 for storage in the silo 廉
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