铸 meaning and stroke order
To melt, to cast; to mint, to coin
How to write 铸, stroke by stroke
12 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 铸
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to cast or found metals
How 铸 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Metal.
钅 gives the meaning and 寿 hints at the sound.
Radical: 钅 (gold), shared by 223 characters on this site.
How to remember 铸
The metal radical 钅 on the left tells you this is about metalwork, and 寿 (shòu) on the right gives the sound. Picture hot metal poured into a mold to make something that lasts a long life, like 寿 suggests.
铸 (zhù) means to cast metal by pouring it into a mold, and it usually appears in words like 铸造 (zhùzào). It can also be used figuratively for forming something lasting. Example: 这口钟是用铜铸造的。(Zhè kǒu zhōng shì yòng tóng zhùzào de.) This bell was cast from bronze.
Common mistake: Learners often misread 铸 as shòu because of its phonetic part 寿, but it is pronounced zhù with a fourth tone. Do not confuse it with 筹 (chóu), which has the same 寿 part under a bamboo radical.
Common words with 铸
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 铸造 | zhùzào | to cast (pour metal into a mold) | HSK 7-9 |
铸 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 铸
How many strokes are in 铸?
铸 is written with 12 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 铸 mean?
铸 (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 铸?
铸 is pronounced zhù, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 铸?
The radical of 铸 is 钅, which carries the idea of "gold". Dictionaries list 铸 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 铸?
The traditional form of 铸 is 鑄. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 铸 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 铸 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 铸 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What does the idiom 铸成大错 mean?
铸成大错 (zhù chéng dà cuò) means to make a serious, irreversible mistake. The image is a casting that has already hardened and cannot be reshaped.
How is 铸 different from 造 or 锻?
铸 (zhù) is casting by melting metal and pouring it into a mold. 锻 (duàn) is forging by hammering heated metal, and 造 (zào) is a general word for making or building.