铸铁 (zhù tiě) — cast iron; iron casting

Definition

noun

cast ironiron casting

Measure word · 块

铸铁，。
Zhè zhǒng zhù tiě de qiáng dù hěn gāo, shì hé zuò jī qì líng jiàn.
This type of cast iron has high strength and is suitable for making machine parts.
铸铁。
Gōng chǎng yòng zhù tiě shēng chǎn le yì pī guǎn dào.
The factory produced a batch of pipes using cast iron.
铸铁。
zhù tiě Guō bǐ pǔ tōng guō gèng nài yòng.
Cast iron pots are more durable than ordinary pots.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

铸 means to cast, and 铁 is iron, so the term is cast iron.

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 鑄; 铸 is its simplified writing.

金壽鑄

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.

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 鐵; 铁 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

金金jīnmetal

Sound part声符shēngfú

𢧤

𢧤𢧤鐵tiě

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 鐵 pairs 金 (metal) with 𢧤 as a sound part; the simplified 铁 is a later shorthand.