Origin

This character combines metal (金) on the left with solid or firm (固) on the right. The metal component indicates this is a word about metal objects or metalworking, while the solid component suggests something that holds or stays fixed. Together they describe metal restraints or shackles that confine something by holding it firmly in place—the way metal bonds or chains would tie something down and prevent it from moving. The compound meaning captures both the physical material and the action of binding or blocking something.

AI-generated (claude-haiku-4-5), not yet reviewed. Formation type (automated guess): Compound ideographic (combined meanings).