铣
銑xǐ
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to mill (machining), Taiwan pr. [xian3]
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
铣 has 钅 metal as the meaning part and 先 xiān for sound. It first meant glossy metals, and from that came 'to mill metals'. Read xiǎn, it means cast iron.
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