铸

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to cast or found metals

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

钅 meaning “metal” + 寿 sound ( shòu )

Components 钅寿

cast · Heisig RSH #2578

metal + long, gray, beard

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
铸工车间	zhù gōng chē jiān	foundry (workshop or factory)
铸成大错	zhù chéng dà cuò	to make a serious mistake (idiom)
铸工	zhù gōng	foundry work; foundry worker
铸成	zhù chéng	to cast in metal; (fig.) to forge; to fashion
连铸	lián zhù	continuous casting (metallurgy)
铸铁	zhù tiě	pig iron; foundry iron
铸剑为犁	zhù jiàn wéi lí	(idiom) to beat swords into plowshares; to turn from war to peace
铸件	zhù jiàn	a casting (i.e. sth cast in a mold)
铸造	zhù zào	to cast (pour metal into a mold)
铸就	zhù jiù	to cast; to forge; to form; to create
铸币	zhù bì	coin; to mint (coins)
铸铜	zhù tóng	bronze casting
冀朝铸	Jì Cháo zhù	Ji Chaozhu (1929-2020), Chinese diplomat
冶铸	yě zhù	to smelt and cast
浇铸	jiāo zhù	to cast (molten metal); to mold

Characters sharing the sound component 寿 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
寿 sound part	shòu	old age, longevity; lifespan
筹	chóu	chip, tally, token; to plan; to raise money
祷	dǎo	to pray, to entreat, to beg; prayer
涛	tāo	large waves
畴	chóu	field, farmland; class, category
踌	chóu	to falter, to hesitate; smug, self-satisfied
焘	dào	to shine, to illuminate; to cover, to envelop
帱	chóu	to cover up; curtain
梼	táo	wood block; idiot, blockhead