钴 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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gǔ

cobalt

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 古 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鈷.

Components

钅 Meaning component

jīn

metal

钅 is a component form of 金.

古 Sound component

gǔ

old

Evolution

Bronze script

Warring States (475-221 BC)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

gǔ

cobalt; household iron cobaltum; cobalt (chemistry); Taiwan pr. [gū]

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

4783rd most common character in books

Miscellaneous

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