茶锈
chá​xiù

tea stain

茶 chá tea

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 余 represents the sound.

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

余
余 Sound component
yú I
Change in sound

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

搽

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartdraelˤra(name of a plant)

Sources

Character origin
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Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart

锈 xiù rust Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 秀 represents the sound. Simplified form of 銹.

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal

钅 is a component form of 金.

秀
秀 Sound component
xiù elegant, excellent

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鏽 xiù rust Traditional

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal

metal

肅
肅 Sound component
sù pay respects

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsɯwɢs

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Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang