鏽

See also: 锈

鏽	U+93FD, 鏽 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-93FD

← 鏼
[U+93FC]

CJK Unified Ideographs

鏾 →
[U+93FE]

Translingual

Traditional	鏽
Shinjitai (extended)	銹
Simplified	锈

Han character

鏽 (Kangxi radical 167, 金+12, 20 strokes, cangjie input 金中難 (CLX), four-corner 8212₇, composition ⿰釒肅)

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 1321, character 21
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 40857
Dae Jaweon: page 1821, character 12
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4266, character 1
Unihan data for U+93FD

Chinese

trad.		鏽/銹
simp.		锈
alternative forms		鏥

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (肅) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
簫	*sɯːw
蕭	*sɯːw
瀟	*sɯːw
潚	sɯːw, sɯwɢ
彇	*sɯːw
蟰	sɯːw, sɯwɢ
橚	sɯːw, sɯwɢ
嘯	*sɯːwɢs
歗	*sɯːwɢs
熽	*sɯːwɢs
繡	*sɯwɢs
鏽	*sɯwɢs
肅	*sɯwɢ
鷫	*sɯwɢ
驌	*sɯwɢ
鱐	*sɯwɢ
璛	*sɯwɢ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *sɯwɢs): semantic 金 (“metal”) + phonetic 肅 (OC *sɯwɢ).

Etymology

Related to 鏉 (OC *srus) (Wang, 1982).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): xiù (xiu⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄡˋ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): xiu⁴
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): sau³

(Taishan, Wiktionary): sau¹
Gan (Wiktionary): xiu⁴
Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): xiu⁴
Jin (Wiktionary): xiou³
Northern Min (KCR): siu̿
Eastern Min (BUC): séu
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): siu⁴
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): siù

(Teochew, Peng'im): siu³
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵shieu
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): xiou⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiù
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄡˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siòu
  - Wade–Giles: hsiu⁴
  - Yale: syòu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiow
  - Palladius: сю (sju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: xiu⁴
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xiu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiəu²¹³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: sau³
  - Yale: sau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sau³
  - Guangdong Romanization: seo³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯³³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: sau¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sau³³/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: xiu⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiu³⁵/
Hakka
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: xiu⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ɕiu⁵³/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: xiou³
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /ɕiəu⁴⁵/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: siu̿
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siu³³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: séu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siɛu²¹³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian, Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: siu⁴
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: siu̍
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬiu⁴²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siù
  - Tâi-lô: siù
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siux
  - IPA (Xiamen): /siu²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /siu⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /siu²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /siu¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /siu²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: siu³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: siù
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siu²¹³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵shieu
  - MiniDict: shieu^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²xieu
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕiɤ³⁴/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: xiou⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯əu̯⁴⁵/

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*sɯwɢs/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	鏽
Reading #	1/1
No.	12124
Phonetic component	肅
Rime group	奧
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	秀
Old Chinese	/*sɯwɢs/
Notes	正體從宿又或作銹

Definitions

鏽

rust (deteriorated state of iron or steel as a result of moisture and oxidation)
to rust; to get rusty; to corrode; to oxidise
incrustation
rust (disease of plants caused by a reddish-brown fungus)

Synonyms

(rust):

Dialectal synonyms of 鐵鏽 (“rust”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		鏽
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		鏽, 鐵鏽
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	鏽
	Taiwan	鏽
	Singapore	鏽
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	鏽, 鉎鏉
Central Plains Mandarin	Wanrong	鏽
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	鏽
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	鏽
	Wuhan	鏽
	Guilin	鏽
	Nanning (Fujian)	鉎
	Nanning (Wuming)	鐵鏽, 鉎
	Hechi (Yizhou)	鉎, 鐵鉎, 鐵鏽
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	鏽
Jianghuai Mandarin	Hefei	鏽
Cantonese	Guangzhou	鏽, 鉎
	Hong Kong	鏽, 鐵鏽
	Yangjiang	鉎
	Nanning	鉎
	Beihai	鉎
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	鏽, 鉎
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	鏽
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	鉎
	Sanya (Yanglan; Maihua)	鉎
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	鏽
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	鉎
	Móng Cái	鏽
	Bangkok (Guangfu)	鉎
Gan	Nanchang	鏽
Gan	Lichuan	鐵鏽
Hakka	Meixian	黸哥, 黸
	Xingning	黸
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	鉎, 黸
	Huidong (Daling)	黸
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	黸
	Boluo (Bendihua)	鉎
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	黸, 鉎
	Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua)	黸
	Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua)	黸
	Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua)	黸
	Wengyuan	黸
	Nanxiong (Zhuji)	黸
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	黸
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	鉎
	Liannan	鏽
	Jiexi	黸
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	鉎
	Changting	黸
	Wuping	黸
	Wuping (Yanqian)	黸
	Wuping (Pingyu)	黸
	Liancheng	黸
	Ninghua	黸
	Yudu	黸
	Ningdu	黸
	Ruijin	黸
	Shicheng	黸
	Shangyou (Shexi)	黸
	Tonggu (Sandu)	黸
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	黸
	Dayu	黸
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	黸
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	黸
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	黸
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	黸
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	黸
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	鉎, 鐵鉎, 黸
	Hong Kong	黸
	Mengshan (Xihe)	鉎
	Luchuan	黸, 鉎
	Senai (Huiyang)	黸
	Bangkok (Jiexi)	黸
Huizhou	Jixi	鐵鏽, 鏽
Jin	Taiyuan	鏽
Northern Min	Jian'ou	鏽
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	鉎
Southern Min	Xiamen	鉎, 鐵鉎
	Quanzhou	鉎, 鐵鉎
	Zhangzhou	鉎, 鐵鉎
	Tainan	鉎, 鐵鉎
	Manila (Hokkien)	鐵鉎
	Chaozhou	鉎
	Shantou	鉎
	Jieyang	鉎
	Bangkok (Teochew)	鉎
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	鉎
	Pontianak (Teochew)	鉎
	Leizhou	鉎
	Haikou	鉎, 鐵鉎
Puxian Min	Xianyou	鐵鉎
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	鉎
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Yangjia)	鉎
Wu	Suzhou	鏽, 鐵鏽
	Wenzhou	鏽, 鐵鏽
	Jinhua	鐵鏽, 鏽
Xiang	Changsha	黸, 鏽
	Loudi	黸
	Shuangfeng	黸

(to rust):

Dialectal synonyms of 生鏽 (“to rust; to get rusty”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		鏽
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		生鏽
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	長鏽
	Taiwan	生鏽
	Singapore	生鏽
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	長鉎鏉, 鉎鏉
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	鏽
	Wanrong	鏽
	Xi'an	鏽, 生業 intense
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	鏽
Cantonese	Guangzhou	生鏽, 生鉎
	Hong Kong	生鏽
	Taishan	生鉎
Gan	Nanchang	生鏽, 鏽
Hakka	Meixian	生黸, 生黸哥
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	生黸, 生黸雞, 生鉎
	Yudu	生黸
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	生黸
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	生黸
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	生黸
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	生黸
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	生黸
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	生鉎
Huizhou	Jixi	上鏽
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	生鉎
Southern Min	Xiamen	生鉎
	Quanzhou	生鉎
	Zhangzhou	生鉎
	Tainan	生鉎
	Penang (Hokkien)	生鉎
	Singapore (Hokkien)	生鉎
	Manila (Hokkien)	生鉎
	Shantou	生鉎
	Jieyang	生鉎
	Haikou	食鉎, 生鉎
Puxian Min	Putian	生鉎
Puxian Min	Xianyou	生鉎
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	起鉎, 生鉎
Wu	Shanghai (Chongming)	鏽
Wu	Jinhua	上鏽, 上鐵鏽
Xiang	Changsha	生黸, 黸
Xiang	Loudi	起黸, 黸

(rust disease): 鏽病／锈病 (xiùbìng)

Compounds

不鏽鋼 / 不锈钢 (bùxiùgāng)
不鏽鋼板 / 不锈钢板
刮鏽 / 刮锈
水鏽 / 水锈 (shuǐxiù)
生鏽 / 生锈 (shēngxiù)
茶鏽 / 茶锈 (cháxiù)
葉鏽病 / 叶锈病
鏽彩 / 锈彩
鏽斑 / 锈斑 (xiùbān)
鏽澁 / 锈澁
鏽澀 / 锈涩
鏽然 / 锈然
鏽病 / 锈病 (xiùbìng)
鏽膜 / 锈膜
鏽菌 / 锈菌
鏽蝕 / 锈蚀 (xiùshí)
鐵鏽 / 铁锈 (tiěxiù)
防鏽 / 防锈

References

“鏽”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A04351
莆田市荔城区档案馆 [Putian City Licheng District Archives], editor (2022), “锈”, in 莆仙方言文读字汇 [Puxian Dialect Literary Reading Dictionary] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), page 267.

Japanese

Kanji

鏽

(Hyōgai kanji)

rust

Readings

Go-on: しゅ (shu)
Kan-on: しゅう (shū)
Kun: さび (sabi, 鏽)、さびる (sabiru, 鏽びる)

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 鏽 – see the following entry.

【錆さび】J

[noun] rust

Alternative spelling
銹

(This term, 鏽, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja

鏽 • (su) (hangeul 수, revised su, McCune–Reischauer su, Yale swu)

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