zhù
melt
Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 寿 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鑄.
Evolution
Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze script
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)Traditional script
ModernSimplified script
ModernMost common words with 铸
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
to cast or found metals | ||
to cast (pour metal into a mold) | ||
to cast in metal | ||
casting | ||
pig iron |