錠 = 金 + 定

錠 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “spindle”. It is built from 金 (gold) and 定 (decide).

Keyword: spindle
Pinyin (Mandarin): dìng
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: spindle, slab, cake, tablet, веретено, планшет, плита, торт, slab, cake, tablet
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 錠 lock

Decomposition

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金 gold
定 decide

How to find 錠 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “gold” + “decide”. 錠 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 錠 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.