锈
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to rust
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Dict coverage rank #2,361 U+9508
How 锈 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
钅 (semantic, “metal”) + 秀 (phonetic, xiù)
How to remember it
rust · Heisig RSH #2027
metal + 秀 elegant
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 秀
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 秀 (xiù) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 秀 sound component | xiù | elegant, graceful, refined; flowing, luxuriant |
| 透 | tòu | to pierce, to penetrate, to pass through; thorough |
| 绣 | xiù | to embroider; embroidery; ornament |
| 莠 | yǒu | weeds, tares; evil, undesirable |
Words containing 锈
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 刀不磨要生锈，人不学要落后 | dāo bù mó yào shēng xiù , rén bù xué yào luò hòu | (proverb) a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he does… |
| 锈红腹旋木雀 | xiù hóng fù xuán mù què | (bird species of China) rusty-flanked treecreeper (Certhia nipalensis) |
| 永不生锈的螺丝钉 | yǒng bù shēng xiù de luó sī dīng | a "screw that never rusts" – metaphor used in CCP propaganda to praise loyal, selfless con… |
| 不锈铁 | bù xiù tiě | rust-resistant iron (an informal term for certain nickel-free stainless steels, usually of… |
| 锈脸钩嘴鹛 | xiù liǎn gōu zuǐ méi | (bird species of China) rusty-cheeked scimitar babbler (Erythrogenys erythrogenys) |
| 铁锈带 | Tiě xiù dài | Rust Belt |
| 锈额斑翅鹛 | xiù é bān chì méi | (bird species of China) rusty-fronted barwing (Actinodura egertoni) |
| 不锈钢 | bù xiù gāng | stainless steel |
| 不锈钢 | bù xiù gāng | stainless steel |
| 锈腹短翅鸫 | xiù fù duǎn chì dōng | (bird species of China) rusty-bellied shortwing (Brachypteryx hyperythra) |
| 生锈 | shēng xiù | (of metal) to rust; to become rusty; (fig.) (of a skill etc) to get rusty; to deteriorate |
| 锈胸蓝姬鹟 | xiù xiōng lán jī wēng | (bird species of China) slaty-backed flycatcher (Ficedula erithacus) |
| 铁锈 | tiě xiù | rust |
| 铜锈层 | tóng xiù céng | patina |
| 防锈 | fáng xiù | to prevent rust; to resist rusting |
| 锈斑 | xiù bān | rust spot; rust stain (on metal); rusty spot (on plants) |
| 茶锈 | chá xiù | tea stain (on the inside of a tea pot, tea cup etc) |
| 锈迹 | xiù jì | rust stain |
| 铜锈 | tóng xiù | verdigris |
| 锈蚀 | xiù shí | to rust away |