Memory phrase for the character: 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!)

Mnemonic


 
Metal is outstanding, but it corrodes.

Radicals

gold, metalThis radical is always on the left side of a character.
excellent, outstandingA rice plant 禾 as plump as a pregnant belly 乃 is excellent. (乃 is considered a pregnancy belly because it is used in pregnent 怀孕 [huái yùn] where a child comes out of it).
thereforeShows a pregnancy belly in a side view - The meaning of this radical is based on 孕 (yùn), which means: "pregnancy". It is read such that the child 子 comes out of the womb 乃.
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 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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