entries → 錫
TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 字
錫 character · TOCFL C1 (est.)
錫 ＝ 金 ＋ 易
ㄒㄧˊ · xí
noun — tin (the metal)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

金義metal
易聲yì — gives the sounda lizard, or sun over slanting rays — change
IFTyì → xí — worn across the syllable
說文 places it "between silver and lead" — the soft grey metal, tin. Metal (金) sets the class; 易 yì carries the sound, worn to xí. Used in 錫器 the tinware, 錫箔 the foil.
意 · Meanings
(本義)錫— tin常用
→錫器、錫箔— tinware; tin foil
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
易yìthe sound donor — the lizard-graph, lending only the sound鉛qiānthe kin metal — both on 金, 鉛 is lead, 錫 is tin