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鑄
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铸
🇨🇳
鋳
🇯🇵

cast

HSK 10 N1
Human →Actions →Making
zhù
チュウ、イ、シュ、シュウ
い.る
주
Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 壽 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (鑄)
釒 kangxi+ 壽 longevity =
鑄 cast
釒 Meaning component
jīn kangxi
metal
釒 is a component form of 金.
壽 Phonetic component
longevity
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Simplified (铸)
钅 metal 🇨🇳+ 寿 old =
铸 melt
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal 🇨🇳
metal
钅 is a component form of 金.
寿 Phonetic component
shòu old
old age, long life
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Japanese (鋳)
金 gold+ 寿 old =
鋳 cast
金
金
gold
寿
寿
old
Notes
Similar Characters
欽 think highly of (trad)釗 endeavor (trad)釣 angle (trad/jp)釦 clasp (trad)釧 bracelet (trad)釩 vanadium (trad)釵 ornamental (trad)釺 tool for boring holes (trad)鈀 palladium (trad)鈄 Wine A Wine Flagon (trad)鈆 lead (archaic) (trad)鈉 sodium (trad)鈍 obtuse (trad/jp)鈎 barb (trad)鈔 paper money (trad)鈕 push button (trad)鈞 30 catties (trad)鈣 calcium (trad)鈦 titanium (trad)鈬 bell (iii)
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
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Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
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Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
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Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
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Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
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Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
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Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
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Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
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Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
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Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
Bronze Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)
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Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)
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Mid Warring States (~300 BC)
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Late Warring States (~250 BC)
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Late Warring States (~250 BC)
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Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
鋳
Regular
Modern
Chinese
铸 / 鑄 [zhù]
to cast or found metals
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (14)
铸造 [zhù​zào] #16,922
to cast (pour metal into a mold)
铸成 [zhù​chéng] #18,818
to cast in metal
铸件 [zhù​jiàn] #48,582
casting
铸铁 [zhù​tiě] #33,936
pig iron
铸币 [zhù​bì] #40,187
coin
浇铸 [jiāo​zhù] #49,901
to cast (molten metal)
连铸 [lián​zhù] #34,155
continuous casting (metallurgy)
铸工 [zhù​gōng] #44,990
foundry work
铸成大错 [zhù​chéng​dà​cuò] #52,185
to make a serious mistake (idiom)
铸铜 [zhù​tóng] #54,166
bronze casting
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JAPANESE WORDS (38)
⭐ 鋳造 [ちゅうぞう] #39,804
casting
⭐ 鋳型 [いがた] #54,069
mold
⭐ 鋳る [いる] #60,104
to cast
⭐ 鋳物 [いもの] #64,365
casting
鋳鉄 [ちゅうてつ] #78,160
cast iron
鋳潰す [いつぶす] #94,363
to melt down
改鋳 [かいちゅう] #100,233
reminting
鋳物師 [いものし] #121,381
caster
鋳造所 [ちゅうぞうしょ] #136,428
foundry
鋳金 [ちゅうきん] #148,185
casting
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