Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 锈

锈

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Meaning

 to corrode, to rust

Pronunciation

 xiù

Explanation

 Left: metal 钅/金, right: outstanding 秀 (Rice plants 禾 as big as a pregnancy belly 乃 are: outstanding!)

Mnemonic

Metal is outstanding, but it corrodes.

Radicals

金 gold, metal(This radical is always on the left side of a character.)
秀 outstanding, excellent
乃 therefore(Shows a pregnancy belly in a side view, cf. pregnancy 孕 (yùn), where a child 子 comes out of that belly 乃.)
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Vocabulary

生锈 shēng xiù to rust; to grow rusty; to corrode; oxidization
不锈钢 bù xiù gāng stainless steel
铁锈 tiě xiù rust

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