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.

• 鍅fǎ🔊

  francium (chemistry) (Tw)

  16 strokes

• 钔mén🔊

  mendelevium (chemistry)

  16 strokes

• 镗tāng🔊

  noise of drums

  16 strokes

• 镘màn🔊

  side of coin without words

  16 strokes

• 镚bèng🔊

  small coin

  16 strokes

• 镛yōng🔊

  large bell

  16 strokes

• 镝dī🔊

  dysprosium (chemistry)

  16 strokes

• 镞zú🔊

  arrowhead

  16 strokes

• 镟xuàn🔊

  to shape on a lathe

  16 strokes

• 镠liú🔊

  fine gold

  16 strokes

• 钟zhōng🔊

  a (large) bell (CL:架[jia4])

  HSK 3

  17 strokes

• 钖yáng🔊

  ornaments on headstall of horse

  17 strokes

• 鍪móu🔊

  (archaic) iron pot

  17 strokes

• 鍹xuān🔊

  spade

  17 strokes

• 镡Tán🔊

  surname Tan

  17 strokes

• 镢jué🔊

  (dialect) (bound form) mattock; hoe

  17 strokes

• 镣liào🔊

  fetters

  17 strokes

• 镤pú🔊

  protactinium (chemistry)

  17 strokes

• 镥lǔ🔊

  lutetium (chemistry)

  17 strokes

• 镦dūn🔊

  upsetting (forged pieces)

  17 strokes

• 镧lán🔊

  lanthanum (chemistry)

  17 strokes

• 镨pǔ🔊

  praseodymium (chemistry)

  17 strokes

• 镩cuān🔊

  ice spud (aka ice chisel) with a pointy tip

  17 strokes

• 镪qiāng🔊

  sulfuric acid

  17 strokes

• 镫dèng🔊

  stirrup

  17 strokes

• 𨱑héng🔊

  bell

  17 strokes

• 𨱔zūn🔊

  butt end of spear

  17 strokes

• 𫔍fán🔊

  vanadium

  17 strokes

• 𬭳xǐ🔊

  seaborgium (chemistry)

  17 strokes

• 𬭶hēi🔊

  hassium (chemistry)

  17 strokes

• 𬭸lín🔊

  phosphonium

  17 strokes

• 𬭼suì🔊

  (literary) brass mirror used to light a fire by focusing the sun's rays

  17 strokes

• 镬huò🔊

  wok (dialect)

  18 strokes

• 鎏liú🔊

  variant of 鎦|镏[liu2]

  18 strokes

• 钨wū🔊

  tungsten (chemistry)

  18 strokes

• 蓥yíng🔊

  polish

  18 strokes

• 鎤huǎng🔊

  sound of a bell

  18 strokes

• 鎭zhèn🔊

  variant of 鎮|镇[zhen4]

  18 strokes

• 鎴xí🔊

  strontium (obsolete, now 鍶|锶[si1])

  18 strokes

• 鏊ào🔊

  griddle

  18 strokes

• 鏠fēng🔊

  old variant of 鋒|锋[feng1]

  18 strokes

• 镭léi🔊

  radium (chemistry)

  18 strokes

• 镮huán🔊

  (ancient weight)

  18 strokes

• 镯zhuó🔊

  bracelet

  18 strokes

• 镰lián🔊

  old variant of 鐮|镰[lian2]

  18 strokes

• 镱yì🔊

  ytterbium (chemistry)

  18 strokes

• 旋xuán🔊

  to revolve

  19 strokes

• 鏖áo🔊

  violent fighting

  19 strokes