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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- xiu4
- English meanings
- to corrode, to rust
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 钅; right 秀.
Meaning & sound clues
钅 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “metal”.
秀 is identified as the sound component (xiù). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 锈.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
rest; stop
mend
smell; sniff
rotten; decayed
elegant; show
embroidery
shy; ashamed; shame
sleeve
Example sentences
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