铸

zhù

to cast or found metals

metal (钅) + [sound: zhù] (寿) = cast metals into form

钅 anchors the meaning: you melt metal and pour it into a mold. 寿 contributes mainly the sound zhù and carries no semantic weight here.

钅+寿→铸
寿LongevityPhonetic
钅Metal (variant of 金)Semantic

工人把铁水铸成了一口大钟。

gōng rén bǎ tiě shuǐ zhù chéng le yī kǒu dà zhōng。

The workers cast the molten iron into a large bell.

这座铜像是用古老的方法铸造出来的。

zhè zuò tóng xiàng shì yòng gǔ lǎo de fāng fǎ zhù zào chū lái de。

This bronze statue was cast using an ancient method.

Words with 铸

连铸

lián zhù

continuous casting (metallurgy)

金铜合铸

jīn tóng hé zhù

copper gold alloy

铸工

zhù gōng

foundry work

铸件

zhù jiàn

a casting (i.e. sth cast in a mold)

铸就

zhù jiù

to cast

铸工车间

zhù gōng chē jiān

foundry (workshop or factory)

铸成

zhù chéng

to cast in metal

铸成大错

zhù chéng dà cuò

to make a serious mistake (idiom)

铸铜

zhù tóng

bronze casting

铸铁

zhù tiě

pig iron

铸币

zhù bì

coin

铸造

zhù zào

to cast (pour metal into a mold)

More characters with 钅

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