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Character Decomposition
锈=钅+秀
Etymology
metal
Meanings
to rust
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Words with 锈 25 total
(of metal) to rust; to become rusty · (fig.) (of a skill etc) to get rusty; to deteriorate生锈shēng xiùrust铁锈tiě xiùtea stain (on the inside of a tea pot, tea cup etc)茶锈chá xiùverdigris铜锈tóng xiùrust spot; rust stain (on metal) · rusty spot (on plants)锈斑xiù bānto rust away锈蚀xiù shírust stain锈迹xiù jìto prevent rust; to resist rusting防锈fáng xiùstainless steel不锈钢bù xiù gāngrust-resistant iron (an informal term for certain nickel-free stainless steels, usually of lower quality and less corrosion-resistant than true stainless steel such as 304 or 316)不锈铁bù xiù tiěpatina铜锈层tóng xiù céngRust Belt铁锈带Tiě xiù dài(bird species of China) slaty-backed flycatcher (Ficedula erithacus)锈胸蓝姬鹟xiù xiōng lán jī wēng(bird species of China) rusty-bellied shortwing (Brachypteryx hyperythra)锈腹短翅鸫xiù fù duǎn chì dōng(bird species of China) rusty-cheeked scimitar babbler (Erythrogenys erythrogenys)锈脸钩嘴鹛xiù liǎn gōu zuǐ méi(bird species of China) rusty-fronted barwing (Actinodura egertoni)锈额斑翅鹛xiù é bān chì méi(bird species of China) rusty-flanked treecreeper (Certhia nipalensis)锈红腹旋木雀xiù hóng fù xuán mù quèa "screw that never rusts" – metaphor used in CCP propaganda to praise loyal, selfless contributors, famously applied to model worker Lei Feng永不生锈的螺丝钉yǒng bù shēng xiù de luó sī dīng(proverb) a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study刀不磨要生锈，人不学要落后dāo bù mó yào shēng xiù , rén bù xué yào luò hòu
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