to corrode / to rust

= + : Marie Curie (xi) is demonstrating in a talent show (秀) in the outhouse's bathroom (ou4) how she can magically remove the rust (锈) from a golden harpoon (钅) by dipping it in the toilet. Her secret is that she poured the right chemicals in the toilet earlier.

锈 character breakdown

handsome / refined / elegant / graceful / superior / show (loanword) / CL:場|场[chang2] / (literary) to grow / to bloom / (of crops) to produce ears

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a talent show.

Marie Curie (xi) is preparing for her performance (秀) in a talent show (秀) in the outhouse's bathroom (ou4). She will be juggling lots of bowls of cereals (禾) without spilling the cereals. Her secret is that she convinced a poltergeist (乃) to help her, which will make itself invisible during the show and handle the cereals for her.
Character component without intrinsic meaning

Mnemonic symbol: a golden harpoon.

Characters with 锈 as component

锈 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 锈

to rust / to grow rusty / to corrode / oxidization
rust prevention / anti-corrosion
corrosion / rust
rust spot / blemish (on plants)
tea stain (on the inside of a tea pot, tea cup etc)
(bird species of China) rusty-flanked treecreeper (Certhia nipalensis)
(bird species of China) slaty-backed flycatcher (Ficedula hodgsonii)
(bird species of China) rusty-bellied shortwing (Brachypteryx hyperythra)
(bird species of China) rusty-cheeked scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus erythrogenys)
(bird species of China) rusty-fronted barwing (Actinodura egertoni)
a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study (idiom)
a "screw that never rusts" — sb who selflessly and wholeheartedly serves the Communist Party, like Lei Feng 雷鋒|雷锋[Lei2 Feng1], to whom the metaphor is attributed
lit. brains rusty / ossified thinking

Sentences with 锈

锈 currently does not appear in any sentence.