zhù

to cast or found metals

metal (钅) + [sound: zhù] (寿) = cast metals into form

钅 anchors the meaning: you melt metal and pour it into a mold. 寿 contributes mainly the sound zhù and carries no semantic weight here.

+寿
寿LongevityPhonetic
Metal (variant of 金)Semantic

工人把铁水成了一口大钟。

gōng rén bǎ tiě shuǐ zhù chéng le yī kǒu dà zhōng。

The workers cast the molten iron into a large bell.

这座铜像是用古老的方法造出来的。

zhè zuò tóng xiàng shì yòng gǔ lǎo de fāng fǎ zhù zào chū lái de。

This bronze statue was cast using an ancient method.

Words with 铸

连铸

lián zhù

continuous casting (metallurgy)

金铜合铸

jīn tóng hé zhù

copper gold alloy

铸工

zhù gōng

foundry work

铸件

zhù jiàn

a casting (i.e. sth cast in a mold)

铸就

zhù jiù

to cast

铸工车间

zhù gōng chē jiān

foundry (workshop or factory)

铸币

zhù bì

coin

铸成

zhù chéng

to cast in metal

铸成大错

zhù chéng dà cuò

to make a serious mistake (idiom)

铸造

zhù zào

to cast (pour metal into a mold)

铸铜

zhù tóng

bronze casting

铸铁

zhù tiě

pig iron

More characters with 钅