杠铃
gàng líng · HSK 7
barbell
🏋️ 杠 (bar/pole) + 铃 (bell) = barbell
杠 means a bar or pole (think of 单杠, a horizontal bar in gymnastics). 铃 means bell, and by extension a bell-shaped weight. Together: the bar with bell-weights on each end.
铃 — metal radical 钅 + order/command 令
A semantic-phonetic compound: 钅 (metal) signals the meaning, while 令 (lìng) hints at the sound, shifted to líng. Originally referred to small metal bells that ring when shaken, and by extension any bell-like object.