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Meaning of 锡

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(Trad.: 錫)
Pinyin:
English Definition: tin (chemistry); to bestow; to confer; to grant; Taiwan pr. [xi2]
Chinese Definition:
①一种金属元素,银白色,质软,富延展性:焊锡。锡矿。锡石。锡纸。锡箔。
②赏赐:锡命。锡赉。
③姓氏。
Total strokes: 13; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (metal) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ jīn ] gold, metal; money
    • [ ] to change; to exchange, to trade; simple, easy
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Example Words
锡矿 kuàng tin ore
锡箔 tinfoil
锡伯族 Xibo ethnic group of northeast China
锡剧 Wuxi 无锡 opera
焊锡 hàn solder
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Example Sentences
1
The tins were made of tin.
2
They'd mined the hillside for tin.
3
But why did she leave Howell behind with her own little gallery of tin boxes?
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"If we can recycle tin cans and plastic bottles and all that, why can't we recycle batteries?" Cairns said.
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Other materials being investigated for use in future lithium-ion batteries include tin alloys and silicon.