metal

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from a pictograph representing a storehouse or repository of precious metals, depicted as coins or ingots sheltered under a roof. In oracle-bone and seal script, it symbolizes valued metal objects kept safe or stored.

Mnemonic: Three horizontal strokes in a box recall three precious metal coins sheltered and protected under a roof.

• 铁tiě🔊

  iron (metal)

  HSK 3

  10 strokes

• 钻zuān🔊

  to drill

  HSK 6

  10 strokes

• 铃líng🔊

  (small) bell

  HSK 5

  10 strokes

• 铅qiān🔊

  old variant of 鉛|铅[qian1]

  HSK 7

  10 strokes

• 铀yóu🔊

  uranium (chemistry)

  10 strokes

• 钵bō🔊

  small earthenware plate or basin

  10 strokes

• 钳qián🔊

  pincers

  10 strokes

• 钾jiǎ🔊

  potassium (chemistry)

  10 strokes

• 釜fǔ🔊

  kettle

  10 strokes

• 釡fǔ🔊

  old variant of 釜[fu3]

  10 strokes

• 釢nǎi🔊

  (old) neodymium

  10 strokes

• 钰yù🔊

  treasure

  10 strokes

• 钲zhēng🔊

  gong used to halt troops

  10 strokes

• 钴gǔ🔊

  (chemistry) cobalt (Taiwan pr. [gu1])

  10 strokes

• 钶kē🔊

  columbium

  10 strokes

• 钷pǒ🔊

  promethium (chemistry)

  10 strokes

• 钸bū🔊

  metal plate

  10 strokes

• 钹bó🔊

  cymbals

  10 strokes

• 钺yuè🔊

  battle-ax

  10 strokes

• 钼mù🔊

  molybdenum (chemistry)

  10 strokes

• 钽tǎn🔊

  tantalum (chemistry)

  10 strokes

• 钿diàn🔊

  to inlay with gold, silver etc

  10 strokes

• 铂bó🔊

  platinum (chemistry)

  10 strokes

• 铄shuò🔊

  bright

  10 strokes

• 铆mǎo🔊

  to fasten with a rivet; to rivet

  10 strokes

• 铇bào🔊

  variant of 刨[bao4]

  10 strokes

• 铈shì🔊

  cerium (chemistry)

  10 strokes

• 铉xuàn🔊

  stick-like implement inserted into the handles of a tripod cauldron in ancient times in order to lift the cauldron

  10 strokes

• 铊tā🔊

  thallium (chemistry)

  10 strokes

• 铋bì🔊

  bismuth (chemistry)

  10 strokes

• 铌ní🔊

  niobium (chemistry)

  10 strokes

• 铍pí🔊

  beryllium (chemistry)

  10 strokes

• 铎duó🔊

  large ancient bell

  10 strokes

• 鿭nǐ🔊

  nihonium (chemistry)

  10 strokes

• 𫟷lì🔊

  livermorium (chemistry)

  10 strokes

• 𬬸shù🔊

  acmite

  10 strokes

• 𬬻lú🔊

  rutherfordium (chemistry)

  10 strokes

• 𬬿zhāo🔊

  sickle

  10 strokes

• 𬭁mǔ🔊

  used in 鈷鉧|钴𬭁[gu3 mu3]

  10 strokes

• 银yín🔊

  silver

  HSK 3

  11 strokes

• 铐kào🔊

  shackles

  11 strokes

• 铬gè🔊

  chromium (chemistry)

  11 strokes

• 铲chǎn🔊

  variant of 剷|铲[chan3]

  HSK 7

  11 strokes

• 铜tóng🔊

  copper (chemistry)

  HSK 7

  11 strokes

• 铝lǚ🔊

  aluminum (chemistry)

  HSK 7

  11 strokes

• 釸xī🔊

  variant of 矽[xi1]

  11 strokes

• 铏xíng🔊

  soup cauldron

  11 strokes

• 铑lǎo🔊

  rhodium (chemistry)

  11 strokes