不锈铁

Traditional form:

不鏽鐵

Pinyin (reading):

bùxiùtiě

Definitions:

• 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)

Characters:

• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 锈 - to rust, to corrode
• 铁 - iron; strong, solid, firm

Traditional characters:

• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 鏽 - to rust, to corrode
• 鐵 - iron; strong, solid, firm