锈
銹xiù
#3,360 most
frequent character
variant of 鏽|锈[xiu4]
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
锈 uses 钅 metal as meaning part and 秀 xiù as sound part. It first meant to rust or oxidize. That grew to the noun rust.
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