What 錌 means
錌 names a particular kind of iron. The Chinese gloss 柔鐵 combines 柔, meaning “soft,” and 鐵, meaning “iron”; it gives a specific material sense rather than iron in general.
Where is 錌 recorded?
A Jin-dynasty rhyme dictionary records it. The 五音集韻, a Chinese reference book that groups characters by sound and rhyme, has an entry for 錌. Its preface is dated 1212; the Kangxi Dictionary later quotes that entry.
The written form combines 金, the metal component, with 岸 on the right. 婩 and 硸 share 岸 in that position after different left components; this is a structural link, not evidence of shared meanings.
A specialized dictionary term for soft iron; use it when a text calls for that specific material.
岸 is only the right-hand component; it is not the whole character’s meaning.
Who writes 錌
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Questions people ask
1Why does 錌 look different across fonts?
As of 2026, font coverage can affect whether 錌 appears and how its strokes are drawn. A different rendering can come from the font rather than a different character.
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How to type or find 錌
- Search it as
- 柔铁 · 柔鐵 · soft iron · Cangjie CUMJ · Wubi QMDF
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- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
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