Read Edit View history 銹 HSK7 rust Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 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 ChineseZhengzhangslus Sources Readings & variants Unicode 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 Readings & variants Unicode