锈

Traditional (Taiwan): 鏽

On the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list, at CEFR level C1.

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xiù ㄒㄧㄡˋ

- to rust

Other words read xiù

In the same tone

绣 xiù embroider
臭 xiù sense of smell
秀 xiù refined
袖 xiù sleeve
宿 xiù constellation

All 12 words read xiù

xiu with other tones

修 xiū decorate
休 xiū rest
羞 xiū shy
馐 xiū delicacies
朽 xiǔ rotten

All 24 words read xiu in any tone

The stroke order and parts of 锈

部首 radical: 钅
笔画 strokes: 12, with 7 after the 部首
结构 structure: 左右结构
偏旁 parts: 钅秀
形旁 meaning: 钅
声旁 sound: 秀

Words with 锈

Starting with 锈

锈蚀 xiùshí rust away
锈迹 xiùjì rust stain
锈斑 xiùbān rust spot
锈红腹旋木雀 xiùhóngfùxuánmùquè rusty-flanked treecreeper
锈胸蓝姬鹟 xiùxiōnglánjīwēng slaty-backed flycatcher

All 8 words starting with 锈

Ending with 锈

生锈 shēngxiù rust
铁锈 tiěxiù rust
防锈 fángxiù prevent rust
铜锈 tóngxiù verdigris
茶锈 cháxiù tea stain

Containing 锈

不锈钢 bùxiùgāng stainless steel
不锈铁 bùxiùtiě rust-resistant iron
永不生锈的螺丝钉 yǒngbùshēngxiùdeluósīdīng "screw that never rusts" – metaphor used in CCP propaganda to praise loyal, selfless contributors, famously applied to model worker Lei Feng 雷锋 léifēng
铁锈带 tiěxiùdài Rust Belt
铜锈层 tóngxiùcéng patina

Example sentences and grammar articles using 锈

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Sources

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Make Me a Hanzi, from fonts by Arphic Technology Co., Ltd., Arphic Public License