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Chinese symbol for “cast”

铸造
zhù zào
Traditional: 鑄造
to cast (pour metal into a mold)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for cast is 铸造 (zhù zào), defined as: to cast (pour metal into a mold).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

铸 zhù
to melt, to cast; to mint, to coin
radical 167 ⾦ · 12 strokes
造 zào
to build, to construct, to invent, to manufacture
radical 162 ⾡ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “cast”

WordPinyinMeaning
铸就 (鑄就)zhù jiùto cast; to forge
浇铸 (澆鑄)jiāo zhùto cast (molten metal); to mold
演员阵容 (演員陣容)yǎn yuán zhèn róngcast (of a movie etc); lineup of performers; troupe
投tóuto throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc); to cast (a ballot)
撒sāto let go; to cast

Related words

Other words that share a character with 铸造.

WordPinyinMeaning
铸币 (鑄幣)zhù bìcoin; to mint (coins)
铸铁 (鑄鐵)zhù tiěpig iron; foundry iron
铸件 (鑄件)zhù jiàna casting (i.e. sth cast in a mold)
铸成 (鑄成)zhù chéngto cast in metal; (fig.) to forge
铸就 (鑄就)zhù jiùto cast; to forge
造成zào chéngto bring about; to create; to cause
创造 (創造)chuàng zàoto create; to bring about
制造 (製造)zhì zàoto manufacture; to make

See also: Japanese symbol for “cast”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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