冶 · Liu Gongquan
Yě (3rd tone). The Shuowen Jiezi defines it as 「銷也。从冫台聲」 — ‘to melt, to smelt’, built from 冫 (ice) with 台 as sound. Duan Yucai explains the strange ice radical beautifully: 「冰之融如鑠金然，故爐鑄亦曰冶」 — ‘ice melting is like metal being fused, and so f $9.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart