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Kotomora

錫

copper, tin

StatusJinmeiyōFrequencyTop 5,000Strokes16

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

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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.