浇铸 (jiāo zhù) — casting (metalworking); the process of pouring molten metal into a mold

Definition

noun
casting (metalworking)the process of pouring molten metal into a mold

Examples

  • 浇铸。
    jiāo zhù Shì yì zhǒng zhòng yào de jīn shǔ jiā gōng gōng yì.
    Casting is an important metalworking process.
  • 浇铸。
    Gōng rén zhèng zài xué xí xīn de jiāo zhù jì shù.
    The workers are learning new casting techniques.
  • 浇铸。
    Zhè ge gōng chǎng shǐ yòng xiān jìn de jiāo zhù shè bèi.
    This factory uses advanced casting equipment.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

浇jiāopour
铸zhùcast

The actions 浇 and 铸 both refer to pouring molten metal, together naming the casting process.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 澆; 浇 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
水水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
堯
堯yáo澆jiāo
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 澆 pairs 水 (water) with 堯 as a sound part; the simplified 浇 is a shorthand.

Open 浇 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 鑄; 铸 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
金金jīnmetal
Sound part声符shēngfú
壽
壽shòu鑄zhù
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional 鑄 pairs 金 (metal) with 壽 to give the sound; the simplified 铸 is a later shorthand.

Open 铸 →

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