Usage of the character 鏽
xiù
锈
[鏽]
- to rust
cháxiù
茶锈
[茶鏽]
- tea stain (on the inside of a tea pot, tea cup etc)
xiùshí
锈蚀
[鏽蝕]
- to rust away
xiùjì
锈迹
[鏽跡]
- rust stain
tiěxiù
铁锈
[鐵鏽]
- rust
tóngxiù
铜锈
[銅鏽]
- verdigris
xiùbān
锈斑
[鏽斑]
- rust spot; rust stain (on metal)
- rusty spot (on plants)
shēngxiù
生锈
[生鏽]
- (of metal) to rust; to become rusty
- (fig.) (of a skill etc) to get rusty; to deteriorate
fángxiù
防锈
[防鏽]
- to prevent rust; to resist rusting
tóngxiùcéng
铜锈层
[銅鏽層]
- patina
bùxiùtiě
不锈铁
[不鏽鐵]
- rust-resistant iron (an informal term for certain nickel-free stainless steels, usually of lower quality and less corrosion-resistant than true stainless steel such as 304 or 316)
bùxiùgāng
不锈钢
[不鏽鋼]
- stainless steel
xiùxiōnglánjīwēng
锈胸蓝姬鹟
[鏽胸藍姬鶲]
- (bird species of China) slaty-backed flycatcher (Ficedula erithacus)
xiùliǎngōuzuǐméi
锈脸钩嘴鹛
[鏽臉鉤嘴鶥]
- (bird species of China) rusty-cheeked scimitar babbler (Erythrogenys erythrogenys)
xiù'ébānchìméi
锈额斑翅鹛
[鏽額斑翅鶥]
- (bird species of China) rusty-fronted barwing (Actinodura egertoni)
xiùfùduǎnchìdōng
锈腹短翅鸫
[鏽腹短翅鶇]
- (bird species of China) rusty-bellied shortwing (Brachypteryx hyperythra)
xiùhóngfùxuánmùquè
锈红腹旋木雀
[鏽紅腹旋木雀]
- (bird species of China) rusty-flanked treecreeper (Certhia nipalensis)
yǒngbùshēngxiùdeluósīdīng
永不生锈的螺丝钉
[永不生鏽的螺絲釘]
- a "screw that never rusts" – metaphor used in CCP propaganda to praise loyal, selfless contributors, famously applied to model worker Lei Feng 雷鋒／雷锋 ( Léi Fēng)
dāobùmóyàoshēngxiù,rénbùxuéyàoluòhòu
刀不磨要生锈，人不学要落后
[刀不磨要生鏽，人不學要落後]
- (proverb) a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study