HSK 7-9
common
technical
noun
verb

Meaning of

锡 means tin (chemical element, Sn); surname Xi. Pronounced xī. HSK 7-9.

  • tin (chemical element, Sn)
  • surname Xi
  • to grant; to bestow

Character Info

Radical
Strokes13
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

shì
zhǒng
yán
zhǎn
xìng
hěn
qiáng
de
jīn
shǔ
 

Tin is a metal with very strong ductility.

Gōng
rén
zhèng
zài
gěi
tiě
tǒng
 

Workers are tin-plating the iron buckets.

Zhè
zhǒng
jīn
hán
yǒu
tóng
 

This alloy contains copper and tin.

bèi
yòng
lái
shèng
fàng
chá
 

Tin pots are used to store tea leaves.

Hěn
duō
lǎo
shì
guàn
tóu
shì
yòng
tiě
zuò
de
 

Many old-fashioned cans are made of tin-plated iron sheet.