铄 (shuò): to melt (metal)

Meanings

1 to melt (metal)
2 bright; shining

Characters

铄

shuò

to melt metal; shining

Examples

HSK 7-9

老先生年过七旬，依然精神矍铄。

Lǎo xiānsheng nián guò qī xún, yīrán jīngshén juéshuò.

The old gentleman is over seventy yet still hale and hearty.

HSK 7-9

众口铄金，流言可畏。

Zhòngkǒu-shuòjīn, liúyán kěwèi.

Slander from many mouths can melt even metal; gossip is fearsome.

Tips

culture

Literally means to melt metal. It lives on in 矍铄 ('hale and hearty') and the saying 众口铄金 ('many mouths can melt metal'), warning how powerful rumor is.

Components

radical

钅 jīn

metal; gold (radical form)

The metal radical, the left form of 金 (gold/metal). Melting metal is exactly a metal action, the same family as 铸 (to cast).

phonetic

乐 lè

joy; music; phonetic

Supplies the sound through its other reading yuè, which shifts to shuò. It is phonetic here; the same element gives 砾 (gravel).

Stroke Order

铄 shuò

Related Words

春光明媚 chūnguāng-míngmèi #81,796

radiant and charming spring scenery; bright, beautiful spring weather

水灵灵 shuǐlínglíng HSK 7-9 #57,468

fresh and dewy / bright and lively (of eyes) / plump and juicy (of fruit/vegetables)

灯火辉煌 dēnghuǒ-huīhuáng #85,356

ablaze with lights / brilliantly illuminated / a brightly lit scene

光明 guāngmíng HSK 3 #4,099

bright / light / promising

朗 lǎng #4,037

clear / bright / loud and clear

明亮 míngliàng HSK 5 #10,241

bright; well-lit / shining; brilliant

金属 jīnshǔ HSK 7-9 #2,643

metal

亮 liàng HSK 2 #2,148

bright / shiny / loud and clear

明 míng #2,107

bright; clear; obvious / next (year etc.)

解 jiě HSK 6 #2,055

to untie; to undo; to loosen / to solve; to resolve / to explain; to interpret / to dissolve; to melt; to break apart / to understand; to comprehend