鑄 meaning and stroke order
To melt, to cast; to mint, to coin
How to write 鑄, stroke by stroke
22 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 鑄
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to cast or found metals
How 鑄 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Metal.
釒 gives the meaning and 壽 hints at the sound.
Radical: 釒 (gold), shared by 135 characters on this site.
How to remember 鑄
The metal radical 釒 on the left tells you the meaning is about metal, and 壽 (shòu, long life) on the right gives the sound. Think of casting metal into a mold so the object lasts a long life.
鑄 is a traditional form, written 铸 in simplified Chinese. It appears mostly in compound words about casting metal, such as 铸造 (zhùzào), and in the set phrase 铸成大错 (zhùchéng dàcuò, to make a serious mistake). Example: 这口钟是用铜铸的。(Zhè kǒu zhōng shì yòng tóng zhù de.) This bell was cast in bronze.
Common mistake: Learners often read 鑄 as shòu because of the phonetic part 壽, but the correct reading is zhù with a fourth tone. Also do not confuse it with 籌 (chóu, to plan), which shares 壽 but has the bamboo radical on top.
Common words with 鑄
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 鑄造 | zhùzào | to cast (pour metal into a mold) | HSK 7-9 |
Questions about 鑄
How many strokes are in 鑄?
鑄 is written with 22 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 鑄 mean?
鑄 (zhù) means to melt, to cast; to mint, to coin. A common word with it is 铸造 (zhùzào), meaning "to cast (pour metal into a mold)".
How do you pronounce 鑄?
鑄 is pronounced zhù, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 鑄?
The radical of 鑄 is 釒, which carries the idea of "gold". Dictionaries list 鑄 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 鑄?
鑄 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 铸, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 铸 and 锻?
铸 (zhù) means casting, pouring melted metal into a mold. 锻 (duàn) means forging, shaping hot metal by hammering it. The compound 锻造 (duànzào) means forging and 铸造 (zhùzào) means casting.
Can 铸 be used figuratively?
Yes. It can mean to shape or create something lasting, as in 铸就辉煌 (zhùjiù huīhuáng, to forge a glorious achievement). The idiom 铸成大错 means to make a mistake that cannot be undone.