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Chinese symbol for “casting”

铸件
zhù jiàn
Traditional: 鑄件
a casting (i.e. sth cast in a mold)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for casting is 铸件 (zhù jiàn), defined as: a casting (i.e. sth cast in 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
件 jiàn
item, matter; component, part; measure word for events
radical 9 ⼈ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 铸件.

WordPinyinMeaning
铸造 (鑄造)zhù zàoto cast (pour metal into a mold)
铸币 (鑄幣)zhù bìcoin; to mint (coins)
铸铁 (鑄鐵)zhù tiěpig iron; foundry iron
铸成 (鑄成)zhù chéngto cast in metal; (fig.) to forge
铸就 (鑄就)zhù jiùto cast; to forge
事件shì jiànincident; event
条件 (條件)tiáo jiàncondition; circumstance; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification
文件wén jiàndocument; file

See also: Japanese symbol for “casting”.

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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