铸造 (zhùzào) · to cast (metal)

铸造 (zhùzào) means “to cast (metal)”. It is written with 2 characters: 铸 (to melt) + 造 (to make). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 铸造 is built

What 铸 is made of

钅jīn — metal
寿shòu — old age
- 丰fēng — abundant
  - 三sān — three
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 寸cùn — inch

What 造 is made of

辶 — walking, moving
告gào — to tell
- 牛niú — ox
- 口kǒu — mouth
  - 冂 — frame
  - 一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 告 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

这口钟是用铜铸造的。Zhè kǒu zhōng shì yòng tóng zhùzào de.This bell was cast in bronze.

工厂铸造了一批零件。Gōngchǎng zhùzào le yīpī língjiàn.The factory cast a batch of parts.

What does 铸造 mean?

铸造 (zhùzào) means “to cast (metal)”.

How do you pronounce 铸造?

铸造 is pronounced zhùzào.

Which HSK level is 铸造?

铸造 is in Old HSK 6.

Learn 铸造 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 243: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.