锡 xī tin
怎么记住“锡”: 钅 gold + 易 easy = tin. The boy thinks finding gold in the old mine will be easy, but all he digs up is a lump of tin.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
锡 = 钅 gold + 易 easy
- 钅 gold meaning
- 易 easy sound
- 日 sun
- 勿 don’t
The boy thinks finding gold in the old mine will be easy, but all he digs up is a lump of tin.
How it came to be
Metal gives the meaning and the sign for easy the sound.
用法
- The metal tin: 锡纸 (xīzhǐ) tinfoil/aluminum foil (for cooking), 锡箔 (xībó) tinfoil.
- 焊锡 (hànxī) solder: the tin used to join circuits.
- Also a place name element, as in the city 无锡 (Wúxī); the archaic 'bestow' sense is dead in modern usage.