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【析形】形声字。古文字形从金，享声。
【释义】《周礼·地官·鼓人》：“以金錞和鼓。”郑玄注：“錞，錞于也。圜如硾头，大上小下，乐作鸣之，与鼓相和。”本义是一种打击乐器，始于春秋时期，盛行于战国至西汉前期。形如圆筒，上大下小，顶上多虎形钮，用于悬挂，以物击打而鸣。又名“錞于”。常与鼓配合，用于战争中指挥进退。
【shape analysis】It is the pictophonetic character. In ancient character its meaning is related to the part金(jīn ,metal), while it sounds like the pronunciation of 享(xiǎnɡ ).
【original meaning】 It is a kind of percussion instrument originated in the Spring and Autumn Period, but becoming popular from Warring States Times to early Western Han Dynasty. It is shaped like a round barrel with a big upper part and a smaller lower part. There is a tiger—shaped button on the top for hanging. When stricken by something else, it will make a sound. It was also named as 錞于. Coordinated with a drum, it was used for commanding in the war.