Taxonomy of meanings for 鑄:　　

  • 鑄 zhù (OC: djos MC: tɕio) 之戍切 去 廣韻：【鎔鑄又姓堯後以國爲氏 】
    • FORGE
      • vtoNcast metal; cast (a bell etc); mint (coins); produce bys smelting substances
      • vtoNfigurative"forge"
      • vtoNpassivebe forged
    • SMELT
      • vtoNsmelt
    • IMPROVE
      • REMEMBER
        • STATES

          Additional information about 鑄

          說文解字:

            Criteria
          • SMELT

            1. Yě 冶 refers to smelting of an ore and refining of a metal.

            2. Xiāo 銷 also refers to smelting of a metal.

            3. Liàn 鍊 refers to smelting of an ore or metal under high temperature.

            4. Róng 鎔 is a general term for smelting of a metal.

            5. Zhù 鑄 refers to a casting of a metal into a certain form.

            Word relations
          • Object: (FORGE)鍾/BELL The current general word for a bell of any kind is zhōng 鐘/鍾. When hung up singly, it is called tè zhōng 特鐘, with round opening as in illustration SUN JI. Rhythmic instrument. Also, hung up in a series of tuned bells, in two rows of eight bells each. Note that these bells were already rare by Han times. [In use mainly from the Western Zhou till the Warring States.
          • Object: (FORGE)金/METAL Jīn 金 in antiquity usually refers to metal, concretely to bronze or copper.