锡 xī
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 钅 — gold, metal
- Made of
- 钅 gold, metal 易 to change
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
锡纸
xīzhǐ
tin foil; aluminium foil
Characters in this word
纸 zhǐ
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 氏 clan, family
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 烤盘上铺一层锡纸，可以防止酱汁焦化后难以清理。 Kǎopán shàng pū yì céng xīzhǐ, kěyǐ fángzhǐ jiàngzhī jiāohuà hòu nányǐ qīnglǐ. Lining the baking tray with a layer of aluminium foil can stop burnt sauce from becoming hard to clean.
- 妈妈用锡纸把鱼包好，放进烤箱里。 Māma yòng xīzhǐ bǎ yú bāohǎo, fàng jìn kǎoxiāng lǐ. Mum wrapped the fish in foil and put it into the oven.
- 他把剩菜用锡纸包起来，这样能保持新鲜。 Tā bǎ shèngcài yòng xīzhǐ bāo qǐlai, zhèyàng néng bǎochí xīnxiān. He wrapped the leftovers in foil so they would stay fresh.
Related words
- 报纸 bàozhǐ newspaper
- 纸 zhǐ paper
- 图纸 túzhǐ blueprint; technical drawing
- 纸币 zhǐbì banknote; paper currency
- 纸上谈兵 zhǐshàngtánbīng to theorise idly; armchair strategy
- 纤维 xiānwéi fibre; fiber
- 竹竿 zhúgān bamboo pole
- 质地 zhìdì texture; quality of material
- 炭 tàn charcoal; coal; carbonised fuel
- 透气 tòuqì be breathable; allow air through
- 岩石 yánshí rock; stone
- 缩水 suōshuǐ to shrink; to be reduced