铸

鑄
zhù
#2,525 most
frequent character
to cast or found metals

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

铸 combines 钅 'metal' as the meaning part with 寿 shòu, which gives the sound. The sound link is not clear in Mandarin. It first meant 'to melt metal', then grew to 'to cast or found metal'.

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