锈

銹

xiù

noun HSK 7 #14,168

Meanings

Zhè bǎ dāo shēngxiùle.

This knife has rusted.

Tiěmén shàng yǒu hěn duō xiùjì.

There are many rust stains on the iron gate.

memory

The radical 钅(metal) + 秀 = when metal tries to look 'elegant' but fails — it rusts! Compare with 绣 (embroider) which has 纟(silk) radical.

mistakes

Don't confuse 锈 (xiù, rust, metal radical 钅) with 绣 (xiù, embroider, silk radical 纟). Same pronunciation, different radicals and meanings.

锈 xiù