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釵

hairpin

釵 is composed of 金 (gold) and 叉 (fork, intersect). 叉 is the intersection of two finger, meaning cross or fork. So 釵 is used to mean a fork like hairpin made of metal.

Vocabulary of 釵

  • 裙釵 (woman)
  • 金釵 (gold hairpin)

Classification

  • Radical: 金
  • Etyma: 又

Related Characters:

8金
gold
10針needle10釘
nail
11釵hairpin11釣angling12鈍blunt13鉤hook13鉗
pincer
13鉛lead13鉅
huge
13鈴
bell
14銅copper14銓measure14銬shackles14銀silver15鋪display15銳sharp15鋒edge15銷melt16錢money16錶
watch
16錄record16錮restrain17鍛
forge
17鍘lever-knife18鏈chain18鎔smelt18鎗spear18鎮press18鎧armor19鏢dart19鏑arrowhead19鏟shovel19鏃arrowhead19鏗clang20鐃
cymbal
21鐲bracelet22鑑mirror23鑠melt27鑾emperor
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