銹
xiù HSK7

rust

Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 秀 represents the sound.

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal

釒 is a component form of 金.

秀
秀 Sound component
xiù elegant, excellent

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangslus

Sources

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Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

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

Sources

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Unicode