生锈 shēngxiù Rust

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Traditional: 生鏽

Stroke order

生锈 is written in 17 strokes across 2 characters.

生锈 — the Chinese character for Rust (shēngxiù), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 生锈 — Rust

生 — 5 strokes
锈 — 12 strokes

Senses

(of metal) to rust; to become rusty
(fig.) (of a skill etc) to get rusty; to deteriorate

Characters in 生锈

生 shēng — to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born; to arise; to occur; to light (a fire)
锈 xiù — to rust

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

生锈 is pronounced shēngxiù and means “Rust”.

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