锒 (láng): (in 锒铛) iron chains; shackles

Meanings

犯人被锒铛入狱。

Fànrén bèi lángdāng rùyù.

The criminal was thrown into prison in chains.

牢房里传来锒铛的声音。

Láofáng lǐ chuánlái lángdāng de shēngyīn.

From the prison came the clank of iron chains.

usage

Only used in 锒铛, which means iron shackles or the clanking sound they make. 锒铛入狱 is a set phrase for being thrown in jail.

radical

钅 jīn

metal

The metal radical, a left-side form of 金. It marks this as a metal object, here the iron of chains and shackles.

phonetic

良 liáng

good

Supplies the sound, 良 shifting to láng. It carries no meaning here; it is purely the phonetic part of this metal character.

锒 láng