锈
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to rust
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 金 +7
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 銹
- Common rank
- #2,361
- Unicode
- U+9508
Sound it out + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How to remember it
rust · Heisig RSH #2027
metal + 秀 elegant
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 锈
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 刀不磨要生锈，人不学要落后 | (proverb) a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he does… | |
| 锈红腹旋木雀 | (bird species of China) rusty-flanked treecreeper (Certhia nipalensis) | |
| 永不生锈的螺丝钉 | a "screw that never rusts" – metaphor used in CCP propaganda to praise loyal, selfless con… | |
| 不锈铁 | rust-resistant iron (an informal term for certain nickel-free stainless steels, usually of… | |
| 锈脸钩嘴鹛 | (bird species of China) rusty-cheeked scimitar babbler (Erythrogenys erythrogenys) | |
| 铁锈带 | Rust Belt | |
| 锈额斑翅鹛 | (bird species of China) rusty-fronted barwing (Actinodura egertoni) | |
| 不锈钢 | stainless steel | |
| 不锈钢 | stainless steel | |
| 锈腹短翅鸫 | (bird species of China) rusty-bellied shortwing (Brachypteryx hyperythra) | |
| 生锈 | (of metal) to rust; to become rusty; (fig.) (of a skill etc) to get rusty; to deteriorate | |
| 锈胸蓝姬鹟 | (bird species of China) slaty-backed flycatcher (Ficedula erithacus) | |
| 铁锈 | rust | |
| 铜锈层 | patina | |
| 防锈 | to prevent rust; to resist rusting | |
| 锈斑 | rust spot; rust stain (on metal); rusty spot (on plants) | |
| 茶锈 | tea stain (on the inside of a tea pot, tea cup etc) | |
| 锈迹 | rust stain | |
| 铜锈 | verdigris | |
| 锈蚀 | to rust away |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 秀 — compare how they read.