生锈

Traditional form:

生鏽

Pinyin (reading):

shēngxiù

Definitions:

• (of metal) to rust; to become rusty
• (fig.) (of a skill etc) to get rusty; to deteriorate

Characters:

• 生 - life, lifetime; birth; growth
• 锈 - to rust, to corrode

Traditional characters:

• 生 - life, lifetime; birth; growth
• 鏽 - to rust, to corrode