珐 (fà): (in 珐琅) enamel

Meanings

珐琅涂在金属器上，用于装饰和防锈。

Fàláng tú zài jīnshǔ qì shàng, yòngyú zhuāngshì hé fángxiù.

Enamel is coated on metalware as decoration and rust protection.

景泰蓝是著名的中国珐琅工艺。

Jǐngtàilán shì zhùmíng de Zhōngguó fàláng gōngyì.

Cloisonné is a famous Chinese enamelware craft.

culture

珐 only appears in 珐琅 (enamel). The celebrated cloisonné craft 景泰蓝 is a kind of enamelware.

radical

王 wáng

jade (jade radical)

The left part is the jade radical (a compressed 玉), grouping 珐 with glassy, gem-like materials, fitting the smooth enamel coating.

phonetic

去 qù

to go; remove

Carries the sound for the borrowed word; the reading fà is shaped to transliterate the foreign term. Seen standing alone as 去.

珐 fà