wù

鋈

Character · Noun · VerbTraditional鍍

white copper; to plate

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

noun

white copper; cupronickel

archaic

Refers to a copper-nickel alloy, historically used for mirrors and vessels. This is a literary/archaic term.

Gǔ古
jìng镜
duō多
yǐ以
bái白
tóng铜
zhù铸
chéng成
 。

Ancient mirrors were mostly cast from white copper.

Cǐ此
lú炉
wéi为
bái白
tóng铜
suǒ所
zhì制
 ，
lì历
jiǔ久
bù不
xiù锈
 。

This censer is made of white copper and does not rust over time.

2.

verb

to plate; to coat with metal

archaic

Literary or archaic variant of 镀 (dù), meaning to cover the surface of one metal with another through electrolysis or other methods.

Jīn金
jiù就
lì砺
zé则
lì利
 。

Metal becomes sharp when ground on a whetstone.

Yǐ以
huáng黄
jīn金
dù镀
zhī之
 ，
shǐ使
qí其
bù不
xiǔ朽
 。

It was plated with gold to make it immortal.

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Dù镀
yín银
qì器
mǐn皿
 ，
guāng光
cǎi彩
duó夺
mù目
 。

Silver-plated ware is dazzling.