錫
copper, tin
Readings
On'yomi
- セキ
- シャク
Kun'yomi
- すず
- たま.う
Meaning
錫 centers on the metal tin, and by extension copper, as a metallic substance. The two meanings are linked as specific metals, with tin being the primary sense.
Most common words using 錫
- 錫すず
tin (Sn)
- 錫杖しゃくじょう
khakkhara (staff topped with metal rings traditionally carried by monks); pewter staff
- 塩化錫えんかすず
tin chloride
- 巡錫じゅんしゃく
preaching tour
- 脱錫だっしゃく
detinning; removal of tin and copper
- 褐錫鉱かっしゃくこう
stannoidite
- 酸化錫さんかすず
stannous oxide (SnO)
- 錫しゃく
bishop's staff; khakkhara
- 錫ペストすずペスト
tin pest
- 錫婚式すずこんしき
tin wedding (anniversary); 10th wedding anniversary
- 錫杖草しゃくじょうそう
yellow bird's-nest (Monotropa hypopitys); pinesap; false beechdrops
- 錫石すずいし
cassiterite
- 錫箔すずはく
tin foil; tinfoil
- 錫製品すずせいひん
tinware
- 雛の錫杖ひなのしゃくじょう
Burmannia championii (species of flowering plant)
- 黄錫鉱おうしゃくこう
stannite
Study
Etymology
錫 combines the metal radical 金 with 易, which likely contributes the sound. The character originally referred to tin, a metal.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side 金 means metal, and the right side 易 looks like a container. Picture a metal container holding shiny tin or copper.
Reading mnemonic
For セキ, imagine a tin cup making a sharp 'seki' sound when you tap it: seki -> セキ, the metal ringing out.