"锈" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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Strokes 8
Composition
Strokes 12
Structure
Decomp. 钅禾乃
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Prononciation
Mandarin xiù
Entry Methods
Pinyin xiu4
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Cangjie
OPHDS
人心竹木尸
Sijiao 827.2
Wubi QTEN
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+9508
GB2312 D0E2
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 xiù to corrode / to rust
Results beginning with 锈
 xiù shí corrosion / rust
 xiù bān rust spot / blemish (on plants)
  rust fungus
 xiù tiě rusty iron
  yellowtail flounder
 xiù é bān chì méi (bird species of China) rusty-fronted barwing (Actinodura egertoni)
 xiù fù duǎn chì dōng (bird species of China) rusty-bellied shortwing (Brachypteryx hyperythra)
 xiù liǎn gōu zuǐ méi (bird species of China) rusty-cheeked scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus erythrogenys)
 xiù xiōng lán jī wēng (bird species of China) slaty-backed flycatcher (Ficedula hodgsonii)
 xiù hóng fù xuán mù què (bird species of China) rusty-flanked treecreeper (Certhia nipalensis)
Approximate Results for 锈
 shēng xiù to rust / to grow rusty / to corrode / oxidization
 fáng xiù rust prevention / anti-corrosion
 tiě xiù rust
 chá xiù tea stain (on the inside of a tea pot, tea cup etc)
 tóng xiù verdigris
 bù xiù gāng stainless steel
 bù xiù tiě stainless iron
 tóng xiù céng patina
 nǎo zi shēng xiù lit. brains rusty / ossified thinking
 kā fēi yè xiù bìng coffee leaf rust
 yǒng bù shēng xiù de luó sī dīng a "screw that never rusts" &mdash / sb who selflessly and wholeheartedly serves the Communist Party, like Lei Feng 雷鋒|雷锋[Lei2 Feng1], to whom the metaphor is attributed
 dāo bù mó yào shēng xiù , rén bù xué yào luò hòu a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened / a man will fall behind if he doesn't study (idiom)
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