懂中文 Dong Chinese

鑄

zhù

melt

Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 壽 represents the sound.

Components
釒 meaning component

釒  Meaning component

jīn

  

metal

釒 is a component form of 金.

壽 sound component

壽  Sound component

shòu

  

old age

Evolution

鑄 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
鑄 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
鑄 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
鑄 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
鑄 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

铸 (鑄) 

zhù

melt, cast; coin, mint; to cast or found metals

Most common words with 鑄
Freq.
Word
Meaning

铸

to cast or found metals

铸造

to cast (pour metal into a mold)

铸成

to cast in metal

铸件

casting

铸铁

pig iron