■ radical

qiān

lead

How it’s built

Simplified form of 鉛. Phonosemantic compound. 金 represents the meaning and 公 represents the sound.

钅

meaning

metal; gold — 钅 is a component form of 金.

公

sound

public; just — The pronunciation of 鉛 was similar to 公 in old Chinese, but they no longer sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes.

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