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.

• 锽huáng🔊

  sound of drums and bells

  14 strokes

• 锾huán🔊

  ancient unit of weight

  14 strokes

• 锿āi🔊

  einsteinium (chemistry)

  14 strokes

• 镁měi🔊

  magnesium (chemistry)

  14 strokes

• 镂lòu🔊

  to engrave

  14 strokes

• 镃zī🔊

  hoe

  14 strokes

• 镄fèi🔊

  fermium (chemistry)

  14 strokes

• 镅méi🔊

  americium (chemistry)

  14 strokes

• 𬭤hóu🔊

  metal arrowhead

  14 strokes

• 镇zhèn🔊

  to press down

  HSK 6

  15 strokes

• 镑bàng🔊

  pound (sterling) (loanword)

  15 strokes

• 钡bèi🔊

  barium (chemistry)

  15 strokes

• 镍niè🔊

  nickel (chemistry)

  15 strokes

• 銵kēng🔊

  old variant of 鏗|铿[keng1]

  15 strokes

• 鋆yún🔊

  gold

  15 strokes

• 鋈wù🔊

  -plated

  15 strokes

• 鋕zhì🔊

  to engrave

  15 strokes

• 鋬pàn🔊

  (dialect) handle of a cup, kettle or other vessel

  15 strokes

• 錵huā🔊

  holmium (chemistry) (old)

  15 strokes

• 镆mò🔊

  used in 鏌鋣|镆铘[Mo4 ye2]

  15 strokes

• 镈bó🔊

  ancient musical intrument shaped as a bell

  15 strokes

• 镉gé🔊

  cadmium (chemistry)

  15 strokes

• 镊niè🔊

  (bound form) tweezers

  15 strokes

• 镋tǎng🔊

  ancient weapon resembling a pitchfork

  15 strokes

• 镌juān🔊

  to engrave (on wood or stone)

  15 strokes

• 镎ná🔊

  neptunium (chemistry)

  15 strokes

• 镏liú🔊

  (Tw) (chemistry) lutetium

  15 strokes

• 镐gǎo🔊

  a pick

  15 strokes

• 镒yì🔊

  ancient unit of weight equal to 20 or 24 liang 兩|两[liang3]

  15 strokes

• 镓jiā🔊

  gallium (chemistry)

  15 strokes

• 镔bīn🔊

  fine steel

  15 strokes

• 镕róng🔊

  to smelt

  15 strokes

• 鿔gē🔊

  copernicium (chemistry)

  15 strokes

• 𨱍láng🔊

  large hammer

  15 strokes

• 𨱏tǎ🔊

  technetium (chemistry) (Tw)

  15 strokes

• 𬭩wēng🔊

  shovel

  15 strokes

• 钱qián🔊

  coin

  HSK 1

  16 strokes

• 表biǎo🔊

  watch (timepiece)

  HSK 2

  16 strokes

• 录lù🔊

  diary

  HSK 3

  16 strokes

• 镜jìng🔊

  mirror

  16 strokes

• 钢gāng🔊

  steel

  HSK 7

  16 strokes

• 镖biāo🔊

  dart-like throwing weapon

  16 strokes

• 𬬮chǎng🔊

  sharp

  16 strokes

• 鋺wǎn🔊

  variant of 碗[wan3]

  16 strokes

• 𬬭lún🔊

  (metal)

  16 strokes

• 錴lù🔊

  rhodium (chemistry) (old)

  16 strokes

• 錼nài🔊

  neptunium (chemistry) (Tw)

  16 strokes

• 錾zàn🔊

  to engrave

  16 strokes