xiù

HSK 7-9
common
technical

Meaning of

锈 means rust (oxide on metal); to rust; to become rusty. Pronounced xiù. HSK 7-9.

  • rust (oxide on metal)
  • to rust; to become rusty
  • rust disease (plant)

Character Info

Radical
Strokes12
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

jiù
cài
dāo
shàng
yǒu
céng
zòng
de
xiù
 

There is a layer of brown rust on that old kitchen knife.

Cháng
fàng
zài
cháo
shī湿
de
fāng
 
tiě
tǒng
hěn
kuài
jiù
huì
zhǎng
xiù
 

Left in a damp place for a long time, the iron bucket will develop rust quickly.

Yòng
gāng
qiú
diào
tiě
guō
shàng
de
xiù
 

You can wipe off the rust on the iron pan with a steel wool pad.

Zhè
xiē
jiù
tiě
dīng
jīng
mǎn
le
hóng
de
xiù
 

These old iron nails are already covered with red rust.

guǎn
de
qīng
tóng
suī
rán
lǎo
 
dàn
méi
yǒu
xiù
 

The bronze wares in the museum are ancient, but have almost no rust.