镑

鎊
bàng
#2,510 most
frequent character
pound (sterling) (loanword)

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

镑 has 钅 metal as the meaning part and 旁 páng as the sound part. It first meant to cut or chip. The sense pound, the British currency, was borrowed for its sound.

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