Memory phrase for the character: 鋳

鋳

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Meaning

cast (i.e. in metal), mint

Pronunciation

CHŪ
iru

Explanation

 Left: metal 金, right: long life 寿 (With both hands 手 & 寸 to congratulate and wish: a long life) [..or: to roll sushi 寿司]

Mnemonic
 
Metal has a long life-cycle, and thus is used for casting.

Radicals

金 gold, metalThis radical is always on the left side of a character.
寸 skillful handImage of a hand 一 forearm 丨 and pulse 丶. It was originally also the distance of one inch (Length: 1 SUN = 3.03 cm) from the hand's palm to the pulse. This also stood for a small amount. The mnemonics use it as "skillful hand" and partly as "to measure".




 Vocabulary

鋳型 いがた  mold, mould

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