Memory phrase for the character: 锈

锈

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Meaning

to corrode, to rust

Pronunciation

xiù

Explanation

Left: metal 钅/金, right: outstanding 秀 (Rice plants 禾 as big as a pregnancy belly 乃 are: outstanding!) cf. pregnancy 孕, where a child 子 comes out of that womb 乃.

Mnemonic

Metal is outstanding, but it corrodes.

Radicals

金	gold, metal	This radical is always on the left side of a character.
秀	excellent, outstanding	A rice plant 禾 as plump as a pregnant belly 乃 is excellent. (乃 is considered a pregnancy belly because it is used in pregnant 怀孕 [huái yùn] where a child comes out of it).
乃	therefore	Shows a pregnancy belly in a side view - The interpretation of this radical is based on 孕 (yùn), which means: "pregnancy". It is read as a child 子 coming out of the womb 乃.

Vocabulary

生锈	shēng xiù	to rust; to grow rusty; to corrode; oxidization
不锈钢	bù xiù gāng	stainless steel
铁锈	tiě xiù	rust
铁锈	tiě xiù

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