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.

• 𬭁mǔ🔊

  used in 鈷鉧|钴𬭁[gu3 mu3]

  13 strokes

• 鿭nǐ🔊

  nihonium (chemistry)

  13 strokes

• 钼mù🔊

  molybdenum (chemistry)

  13 strokes

• 钽tǎn🔊

  tantalum (chemistry)

  13 strokes

• 鉳běi🔊

  berkelium (chemistry) (Tw)

  13 strokes

• 鉴jiàn🔊

  old variant of 鑒|鉴[jian4]

  13 strokes

• 锖qiāng🔊

  the color of a mineral

  13 strokes

• 锗zhě🔊

  germanium (chemistry)

  13 strokes

• 锘nuò🔊

  nobelium (chemistry)

  13 strokes

• 锛bēn🔊

  adz

  13 strokes

• 锜qí🔊

  three legged cauldron (old)

  13 strokes

• 锝dé🔊

  technetium (chemistry)

  13 strokes

• 锞kè🔊

  grease-pot for cart

  13 strokes

• 锟kūn🔊

  steel sword

  13 strokes

• 锠chāng🔊

  metal utensil

  13 strokes

• 锢gù🔊

  obstinate disease

  13 strokes

• 锥zhuī🔊

  cone

  13 strokes

• 锦jǐn🔊

  brocade

  13 strokes

• 锧zhì🔊

  (executioner's) block

  13 strokes

• 锨xiān🔊

  shovel

  13 strokes

• 锩juàn🔊

  to bend iron

  13 strokes

• 锪huō🔊

  (metalwork) to ream

  13 strokes

• 锫péi🔊

  berkelium (chemistry)

  13 strokes

• 锬tán🔊

  long spear

  13 strokes

• 锰měng🔊

  manganese (chemistry)

  13 strokes

• 锱zī🔊

  ancient weight

  13 strokes

• 锳yīng🔊

  (onom.) ring

  13 strokes

• 𫓹jī🔊

  hoe

  13 strokes

• 𬭚chún🔊

  copper drum

  13 strokes

• 𬭛bō🔊

  bohrium (chemistry)

  13 strokes

• 镀dù🔊

  to plate (with gold, silver etc)

  14 strokes

• 銎qiōng🔊

  eye of an axe

  14 strokes

• 銕tiě🔊

  old variant of 鐵|铁[tie3]

  14 strokes

• 衔xián🔊

  variant of 銜|衔[xian2]

  14 strokes

• 銞jūn🔊

  old variant of 鈞|钧[jun1]

  14 strokes

• 銤mǐ🔊

  formerly used for the chemical elements americium 鎇|镅[mei2] and osmium 鋨|锇[e2]

  14 strokes

• 銮luán🔊

  imperial

  14 strokes

• 銰āi🔊

  character used in Korea in former times to represent the syllable "ngai"

  14 strokes

• 锲qiè🔊

  to cut

  14 strokes

• 锴kǎi🔊

  high quality iron

  14 strokes

• 锵qiāng🔊

  tinkling of small bells

  14 strokes

• 锶sī🔊

  strontium (chemistry)

  14 strokes

• 锷è🔊

  blade edge

  14 strokes

• 锸chā🔊

  spade

  14 strokes

• 锹qiāo🔊

  variant of 鍬|锹[qiao1]

  14 strokes

• 锺zhōng🔊

  nonstandard simplified variant of 鍾|钟[zhong1]

  14 strokes

• 锻duàn🔊

  to forge

  14 strokes

• 锼sōu🔊

  to engrave (metal of wood)

  14 strokes