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.

• 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

• 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

• 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