Meaning (small) bell

Pronunciation

Explanation

Left: metal 钅/金, right: order/command 令 (bell's body , bell's bolt マ)

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Radicals

金	gold, metal	This radical is always on the left side of a character.
令	order, command	Based on "bell 铃 líng", this radical 令 can also be understood as a picture of a bell: (The sound of) the bell with the bell mallet マ gives now 今 the command (e.g. to come)
マ	bent person	(Further radicals with „person“ are: sitting 匕, sitting cross-legged 夂,lying , kneeling ⺈, skilled 才, bending卩, slumped 㔾 or husband 夫)

 Vocabulary

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