rust; to become rusty

Animated Stroke Order 锈

锈 stroke order svg

Stroke Order Diagrams 锈

锈 stroke order diagram

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order:

Download and print worksheets to practice writing
FREE
锈 handwriting practice sheet - portrait

Preview of Portrait worksheet

HSK Vocabulary:

HSK words that contain this character.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
jiù
xíng
chē
shàng
yǒu
hěn
duō
xiù

There are many rust marks on the old bicycle.

2
zhè
dāo
cháng
shí
jiān
yòng
jīng
shēng
xiù
le

This knife has rusted from long disuse.

3
tiě
lán
gān
shàng
mǎn
le
hóng
de
tiě
xiù

The iron railing is covered with red rust.

4
tiě
huì
shēng
xiù

Iron can rust.

5
zhè
dāo
hěn
jiǔ
méi
yòng
jīng
shēng
xiù
le

This knife hasn't been used for a long time and has already rusted.

6
guǒ
zhù
bǎo
yǎng
líng
jiàn
hěn
róng
shēng
xiù

If you don't pay attention to maintenance, machine parts can easily rust.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes12
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2992
Zhuyinㄒㄧㄡˋ
Components
UnicodeU+9508
CangjieOPHDS
☯️

Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

Learn how the Five Elements describe personality

Related Characters

Explore characters by relationship