铸(zhù)

HSK 7-912 strokesTrad. 鑄

to cast or found metals

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Character information

Pinyin
zhù
Meaning
to cast or found metals
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
鑄

Origin & structure

Where 铸 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰钅寿

In this compound, the meaning comes from 钅 (metal); 寿 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

钅jīn寿shòu

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 铸 step by step

12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 铸

Common words using 铸 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

zhù铸zào造
HSK 7-9

to cast (pour metal into a mold)

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yě冶zhù铸

to smelt and cast

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jiāo浇zhù铸

to cast (molten metal); to mold

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lián连zhù铸

continuous casting (metallurgy)

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zhù铸jiàn件

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

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zhù铸jiàn剑wéi为lí犁

(idiom) to beat swords into plowshares; to turn from war to peace

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zhù铸jiù就

to cast

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zhù铸bì币

coin

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造冶浇连件剑为犁

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