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镏

鎦
liú / liù
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to gild; to gold-plate
  2. 2 lutetium

Examples

HSK 7-9
佛像表面镏金，闪闪发光。
Fóxiàng biǎomiàn liújīn, shǎnshǎn fāguāng.
The Buddha statue's surface is gilded and shines brightly.
HSK 7-9
这些镏金饰品很值钱。
Zhèxiē liújīn shìpǐn hěn zhíqián.
These gilded ornaments are very valuable.

Tips

usage
Read liú, the everyday word is 镏金 ('gilding, gold-plating'). In Taiwan chemistry texts the same character also names the element lutetium.

Components

radical
钅 jīn
metal
钅 is the metal radical, the left-side form of 金. Both senses, gilding with gold and the metallic element, sit naturally under 'metal'.
phonetic
留 liú
to remain; to keep
留 supplies the exact sound liú. Its meaning 'to stay, remain' is incidental here; it works as the phonetic beside the metal radical.

Stroke Order

镏 liú