diào
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 (archaic) a small metal hook-and-staple latch for doors and windows

Examples

钌铞扣住
Nà shàn jiù mù chuāng shì yòng liàodiào kòuzhù de.
The old wooden window was fastened with a small metal latch.

Tips

history
Not used alone in modern Chinese. It survives only in the hardware term 钌铞 (also written 钌铞儿), the simple hook-and-eye catch on old doors and windows; built on the metal radical .

Components

radical
jīn
metal
The metal radical is the left-side form of ; it marks this as a small metal fitting — a latch.
phonetic
diào
to hang; to suspend
The right side supplies the sound diào exactly, and its 'to hang' sense fits a hook that hangs and catches a staple.

Stroke Order

diào