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  *金* | 金* | *金
gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音
HSK 3
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  *铁* | 铁* | *铁
iron (metal) / arms / weapons / hard / strong / violent / unshakeable / determined / close / tight (slang)
HSK 3
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *甲* | 甲* | *甲
first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / (used for an unspecified person or thing) / first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc) / letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / armor plating / shell or carapace / (of the fingers or toes) nail / bladed leather or metal armor (old) / ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old) / civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲 system (old) / ancient Chinese compass point: 75°
HSK 5
to create / to build / to develop / to forge (of metal)
HSK 6
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *销* | 销* | *销
to melt (metal) / to cancel; to annul / to sell / to expend; to spend / pin; bolt / to fasten with a pin or bolt
HSK 7-9
bubble / blister (in metal) / (of beverages) sparkling / carbonated
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *浇* | 浇* | *浇
to pour liquid / to irrigate (using waterwheel) / to water / to cast (molten metal) / to mold
HSK 7-9
metal / CL: 種|种
HSK 7-9
to cast (pour metal into a mold)
HSK 7-9
lit. to fire pots and smelt metal / fig. to educate
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *泽* | 泽* | *泽
pool / pond / (of metals etc) luster / favor or beneficence / damp / moist
to inspect metal for flaws (using X-ray or ultrasound etc)
metal hardware (nuts and bolts) / the five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron, tin 金銀銅鐵錫|金银铜铁锡
five phases of Chinese philosophy: wood , fire , earth , metal , water
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *箔* | 箔* | *箔
plaited matting (of rushes, bamboo etc) / silkworm basket / metal foil / foil paper
to stamp; to press (sheet metal) / Taiwan pr. [chong1ya1]
to smelt metal
floor / floor (ie. metal plate, concrete slab, wooden planking etc)
sheet metal working / auto body repair work / panel beating
(archaic) wooden or metal token of authority / (fig.) decree / directive / (computing) token
(of metal) to rust; to become rusty / (fig.) (of a skill etc) to get rusty; to deteriorate
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *铣* | 铣* | *铣
shining metal / (old) the 16th of the month (abbreviation used in telegrams)
to melt (of ice, metals etc)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *铸* | 铸* | *铸
to cast or found metals
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  *钰* | 钰* | *钰
treasure / hard metal
to forge (metal) / forging
to sculpt or mold a statue (by shaping a pliable material such as clay, plaster or wax, which may later be cast in metal – as distinct from carving in stone or wood) / a statue created through such a process
armored horse / cavalry / metal chimes hanging from eaves / steel barricade / (Tw) bike
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *铮* | 铮* | *铮
clang of metals / small gong
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *扦* | 扦* | *扦
short slender pointed piece of metal, bamboo etc / skewer / prod used to extract samples from sacks of grain etc / (dialect) to stick in / to bolt (a door) / to arrange (flowers in a vase) / to graft (tree) / to pedicure / to peel (an apple etc)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *锏* | 锏* | *锏
ancient weapon like a long solid metal truncheon
to cast (metal)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *钣* | 钣* | *钣
metal plate / sheet of metal
to melt down / to remelt (metals) / fig. to acquire new education / to bake again
a forced draft (of wind, for smelting metal) / blast (in blast furnace) / bellows / to draw air using bellows
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鍱* | 鍱* | *鍱
thin plates of metal
to cast (molten metal) / to mold
(onom.) clang / clank of metal / sound of striking a gong
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *铿* | 铿* | *铿
(onom.) clang / jingling of metals / to strike
colored / non-white / non-ferrous (metals)
to cast in metal / (fig.) to forge / to fashion
rust spot; rust stain (on metal) / rusty spot (on plants)
lit. metal and stone yield to power of sincerity (idiom) / fig. no difficulty is insurmountable if one is sincere
metal and stone / fig. hard objects / inscription on metal or bronze
metal window
lit. secure as a city protected by a wall of metal and a moat of boiling water (idiom) / fig. well fortified; invulnerable to attack
horizontal bar to hold a door closed (made of wood or metal) / door bolt
lit. public opinion is powerful enough to melt metal (idiom) / fig. public clamor can obscure the actual truth / mass spreading of rumors can confuse right and wrong
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *锠* | 锠* | *锠
metal utensil / mounting / fitting
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *铛* | 铛* | *铛
clank / clang / sound of metal
large metal plate for making bean curd / metal pot for warming wine
metal helmet / (military) helmet
bell-cauldron script / the 籀文 form of Chinese character used in metal inscriptions
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *錔* | 錔* | *錔
to encase the end with metal
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鍪* | 鍪* | *鍪
iron pot / metal cap
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *锼* | 锼* | *锼
to engrave (metal of wood)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *攺* | 攺* | *攺
a kind of metal or jade ornament worn in ancient times to ward off evil spirits
troy weight, system of weights for precious metals and gemstones based on the 12-ounce pound (or 5,760 grains)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *钸* | 钸* | *钸
metal plate
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *镮* | 镮* | *镮
(ancient weight) / metal ring
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *钃* | 钃* | *钃
metal
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鋂* | 鋂* | *鋂
americium (chemistry) (Tw) / (archaic) metal chain
to transform gold into base metal (idiom); fig. to edit sb else's beautiful prose and ruin it
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *㱾* | 㱾* | *㱾
a kind of metal or jade ornament worn in ancient times to ward off evil spirits
ancient classification system for musical instruments, based on the material of which the instrument is made (metal , stone , clay , leather , silk 絲|丝, wood , gourd , bamboo ) / the eight kinds of sound produced by instruments in these categories / music
The Shining (1980 Stanley Kubrick film from Stephen King's 1977 novel) / ChthoniC (Taiwanese metal band)
metal trunk / metal box / a safe
a buckle or fastener for clothing that does not use a button and buttonhole (e.g. the buckle on metal wristwatches)
metal grille / railing / bars
metal pot
lava, magma or other molten material (metal, glass etc)
bucking bar (metal bar fixing the tail of a rivet as it is driven)
transition metal (chemistry)
scrap metal / steel scrap
heavy metal
(military) caltrop (spiky metal device laid on the ground to create a hazard for enemy horses or troops in ancient times)
pewter (alloy of tin 錫|锡, lead 鉛|铅 and other metals)
to quench (a metal workpiece)
mithril (fictional metal)
molten metal
pewter (alloy of tin 錫|锡, lead 鉛|铅 and other metals)
hot treatment (e.g. of metal)
to flatten out (paper, film, metal plates etc)
Rammstein (German metal band)
alkali metal
a blast furnace (in modern times) / a draft assisted furnace for smelting metals
metal wire
to heat evenly (e.g. in smelting metal)
iron lattice / metal grid
dry pot, a type of dish in which ingredients are wok-fried, then served hot in a clay pot or on a metal pan
(in ceramics, lacquerware etc) the base (made of clay, metal, bamboo etc) onto which a glaze, lacquer or other decorative elements are applied
metal rod
symphonic metal (pop music) / heavy metal with symphonic pretensions
a furnace for smelting metal
relief printing / typography / printing with metal plates
Casimir effect (attraction between two parallel metal plates due to quantum mechanical vacuum effects)
scrap metal / a pile of junk
to make (by hammering, chipping etc) / to forge (silverware, metal implements etc)
drawing (manufacturing process in which hot metal or glass is stretched)
(arch.) metal horn attached as shield to horse or to the axle of a chariot

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