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.

• 铳chòng🔊

  ancient firearm

  11 strokes

• 铵ǎn🔊

  ammonium

  11 strokes

• 铷rú🔊

  rubidium (chemistry)

  11 strokes

• 𫓴móu🔊

  (archaic) battle helmet (variant of 鍪[mou2])

  11 strokes

• 锁suǒ🔊

  old variant of 鎖|锁[suo3]

  HSK 5

  12 strokes

• 钩gōu🔊

  to hook

  HSK 7

  12 strokes

• 钮niǔ🔊

  button

  12 strokes

• 铺pù🔊

  variant of 鋪|铺[pu4]

  HSK 6

  12 strokes

• 锅guō🔊

  pot; pan; wok; cauldron

  HSK 5

  12 strokes

• 链liàn🔊

  chain

  12 strokes

• 钚bù🔊

  plutonium (chemistry)

  12 strokes

• 钠nà🔊

  sodium (chemistry)

  12 strokes

• 钝dùn🔊

  blunt

  12 strokes

• 钛tài🔊

  titanium (chemistry)

  12 strokes

• 钞chāo🔊

  money

  12 strokes

• 锈xiù🔊

  variant of 鏽|锈[xiu4]

  HSK 7

  12 strokes

• 锋fēng🔊

  point of a spear

  12 strokes

• 锂lǐ🔊

  lithium (chemistry)

  12 strokes

• 钯bǎ🔊

  palladium (chemistry)

  12 strokes

• 钫fāng🔊

  francium (chemistry)

  12 strokes

• 钘xíng🔊

  long-necked wine flask

  12 strokes

• 钭tǒu🔊

  a wine flagon

  12 strokes

• 𫓧fū🔊

  (literary) fodder chopper

  12 strokes

• 鈌jué🔊

  to pierce, to stab

  12 strokes

• 钤qián🔊

  latch of door

  12 strokes

• 钣bǎn🔊

  metal plate

  12 strokes

• 钧jūn🔊

  30 catties

  12 strokes

• 钙gài🔊

  calcium (chemistry)

  HSK 7

  12 strokes

• 钬huǒ🔊

  holmium (chemistry)

  12 strokes

• 钪kàng🔊

  scandium (chemistry)

  12 strokes

• 鈬Duó🔊

  surname Duo

  12 strokes

• 钜jù🔊

  (literary) hard iron

  12 strokes

• 铸zhù🔊

  to cast or found metals

  12 strokes

• 铹láo🔊

  lawrencium (chemistry)

  12 strokes

• 铻wú🔊

  hoe

  12 strokes

• 铼lái🔊

  rhenium (chemistry)

  12 strokes

• 铽tè🔊

  terbium (chemistry)

  12 strokes

• 铿kēng🔊

  (onom.) clang

  12 strokes

• 销xiāo🔊

  to melt (metal)

  HSK 7

  12 strokes

• 锃zèng🔊

  polished

  12 strokes

• 锄chú🔊

  a hoe

  12 strokes

• 锆gào🔊

  zirconium (chemistry)

  12 strokes

• 锇é🔊

  osmium (chemistry)

  12 strokes

• 锉cuò🔊

  (literary) to fracture (a bone)

  12 strokes

• 锊lüè🔊

  (ancient unit of weight)

  12 strokes

• 锌xīn🔊

  zinc (chemistry)

  12 strokes

• 锎kāi🔊

  californium (chemistry)

  12 strokes

• 锏jiǎn🔊

  ancient weapon like a long solid metal truncheon

  12 strokes