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铄

鑠
shuò
verb #92,862

Meanings

  1. 1 to melt (metal)
  2. 2 bright; shining

Examples

老先生年过七旬，依然精神矍铄。
Lǎo xiānsheng niánguòqīxún, yīrán jīngshén jué shuò.
The old gentleman is over seventy yet still hale and hearty.
众口铄金，流言可畏。
Zhòngkǒushuòjīn, 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