tin (a metallic element)
Animated Stroke Order 锡
Stroke Order Diagrams 锡

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HSK Vocabulary: 锡
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 锡 is used in context
1
wǒ我
yòng用
xī锡
zhǐ纸
bāo包
guǒ裹
shí食
wù物
fàng放
rù入
kǎo烤
xiāng箱
。
I wrap the food with aluminum foil and put it in the oven.
2
wú无
xī锡
shì是
zhōng中
guó国
zhù著
míng名
de的
lǚ旅
yóu游
chéng城
shì市
。
Wuxi is a famous tourist city in China.
3
zhè这
ge个
dì地
qū区
yǒu有
fēng丰
fù富
de的
xī锡
kuàng矿
zī资
yuán源
。
This region has abundant tin ore resources.
4
wǒ我
yòng用
xī锡
zhǐ纸
bāo包
shí食
wù物
。
I use aluminum foil to wrap food.
5
kǎo烤
jī鸡
shí时
,
kě可
yǐ以
zài在
shàng上
miàn面
gài盖
yī一
céng层
xī锡
zhǐ纸
,
fáng防
zhǐ止
kǎo烤
jiāo焦
。
When roasting chicken, you can cover it with a layer of aluminum foil to prevent it from burning.
6
zài在
hōng烘
bèi焙
dàn蛋
gāo糕
qián前
,
rén人
men们
tōng通
cháng常
huì会
zài在
mú模
jù具
dǐ底
bù部
pù铺
shàng上
xī锡
zhǐ纸
,
zhè这
yàng样
gèng更
róng容
yì易
tuō脱
mó模
。
Before baking a cake, people usually line the bottom of the mold with aluminum foil to make it easier to remove.
Information
Traditional錫
Radical钅
Strokes13
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2995
Zhuyinㄒㄧ
Components—
UnicodeU+9521
CangjieOPAPH
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Cultural note
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