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銑 = 先 + 金

銑 is a Japanese kanji written with 14 strokes, listed here under the keyword “pig iron”. It is built from 先 (before) and 金 (gold). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 288.

Keyword
pig iron
RTK frame
288
Strokes
14
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
セン
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
чугун
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
銑 mill

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 先 before
  2. 金 gold

How to find 銑 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “before” + “gold”. 銑 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 銑 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.