锈 — Chinese character
锈
xiù
to rust, to corrode
- Pinyin
- xiù
- Radical
- 167 ⾦ (Gold)
- Strokes
- 12
- Components
- 钅 秀
- Formation
- pictophonetic — metal; meaning component 钅; sound component 秀
- Traditional
- 銹 鏽
Common words with 锈
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不锈钢 (不銹鋼) | bù xiù gāng | stainless steel |
| 不锈钢 (不鏽鋼) | bù xiù gāng | stainless steel |
| 生锈 (生鏽) | shēng xiù | (of metal) to rust; to become rusty; (fig.) (of a skill etc) to get rusty; to deteriorate |
| 锈蚀 (鏽蝕) | xiù shí | to rust away |
| 防锈 (防鏽) | fáng xiù | to prevent rust; to resist rusting |
| 铁锈 (鐵鏽) | tiě xiù | rust |
| 锈迹 (鏽跡) | xiù jì | rust stain |
| 锈斑 (鏽斑) | xiù bān | rust spot; rust stain (on metal); rusty spot (on plants) |
| 铜锈 (銅鏽) | tóng xiù | verdigris |
| 不锈铁 (不鏽鐵) | bù xiù tiě | rust-resistant iron (an informal term for certain nickel-free stainless steels, usually of lower quality and less corrosion-resistant than true stainless steel |
| 茶锈 (茶鏽) | chá xiù | tea stain (on the inside of a tea pot, tea cup etc) |
| 铜锈层 (銅鏽層) | tóng xiù céng | patina |
English words written with 锈
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