懂中文 Dong Chinese

錠

dìng

spindle

Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 定 represents the sound.

Components
釒 meaning component

釒  Meaning component

jīn

  

metal

釒 is a component form of 金.

定 sound component

定  Sound component

dìng

  

settle

Evolution

錠 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
錠 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
錠 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
錠 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
錠 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

锭 (錠) 

dìng

spindle, slab, cake, tablet; (weaving) spindle; ingot; pressed cake of medicine etc; classifier for: gold and silver ingots, ink sticks

Most common words with 錠
Freq.
Word
Meaning

锭

ingot

银锭

silver ingot

纸锭

paper ingots (burned as offerings to the dead)