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锌 (xīn): Zinc — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Stroke Order Diagrams 锌

锌 stroke order diagram

Character BreakdownLeft-Right

锌=钅metal+辛spicy

A metal (钅) element (辛) — zinc, a metallic chemical used in alloys.

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HSK Vocabulary: 锌

HSK words that contain this character.

bǔ xīn

补锌

zinc supplementation

xīn hé jīn

锌合金

zinc alloy

xīn kuàng

锌矿

zinc ore

dù xīn

镀锌

galvanize; zinc-plating

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 锌 is used in context
yī医
shēng生
jiàn建
yì议
tā他
duō多
chī吃
hǎi海
xiān鲜
lái来
bǔ补
xīn锌
。

The doctor advised him to eat more seafood to supplement zinc.

zhè这
zhǒng种
shuǐ水
guǎn管
shì是
dù镀
xīn锌
de的
，
xīn锌
shì是
rén人
tǐ体
bì必
xū需
de的
wēi微
liáng

Information

Traditional鋅
Radical钅
Strokes12
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#3533
Zhuyinㄒㄧㄣ
UnicodeU+950C
CangjieOPYTJ

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bù不
róng容
yì易
shēng生
xiù锈
。

This water pipe is galvanized and not prone to rusting.

量
yuán元
sù素
zhī之
yī一
。

Zinc is one of the essential trace elements for the human body.

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