| RADICAL | ⾦ (167.7) |
|---|---|
| STROKES | 15 |
| SIMPLIFIED | 锈 |
rust, corrode
| 銹 xiù |
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| 不銹鋼 bù xiù gāng | stainless steel |
| 刀不磨要生銹，人不學要落後 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) |
| 永不生銹的螺絲釘 yǒng bù shēng xiù de luó sī dīng | a "screw that never rusts" — sb who selflessly and wholeheartedly serves the Communist Party, like Lei Feng 雷鋒|雷锋[Lei2 Feng1], to whom the metaphor is attributed |
| 生銹 shēng xiù | to rust; to grow rusty; to corrode; oxidization |
| 腦子生銹 nǎo zi shēng xiù | lit. brains rusty; ossified thinking |
| 銹蝕 xiù shí | corrosion; rust |
| 防銹 fáng xiù | rust prevention; anti-corrosion |