1. The basic meaning of the word tin?
1. Metal element, symbol Sn (stannum). Common white tin is silvery white, has strong ductility and does not change easily in the air. It is mostly used for plating iron, welding metal or making alloys. In some areas it is called pewter.
2. Surname.
3. Bestow: Tianxi good relationship.
2. The group words include solder, tinfoil, tin drama, tin foil, tinsmith, tin rod, tin pewter, tin soil, tin fly, tin society, gold tin, tin gui, tin jue, etc. Extended information
1. Evolution of glyphs
2. Explanation of etymology
The classical Chinese version of "Shuowen Jiezi": Tin is the leisure of silver and lead. From Jin Yisheng.
The vernacular version of "Shuowen Jiezi": Tin is a metal between silver and lead. The glyph uses "jin" as the side and "yi" as the sound. ?
3. Analysis of related words:
1. Xi Zhuo
[xī zhuó]?
Plant a tin stick. It is said that the ancient monks had magical powers. When the lower end of the Zen staff touched the ground, spring water gushes out.
2. Xigui
[xī guī]?
Also known as "钖gui". Gui is a jade ritual vessel used by ancient princes when making appointments. When the emperor conferred titles and lands, he gave them as tokens. Later, it generally refers to the conferment of high-ranking officials and heavy titles.
3. Hanging tin
[guà xī]?
Also called "hanging tin". Wandering monks stay in monasteries. It was so called because the people hung their bowls and tin sticks on the hooks in the monk hall when they stayed.
4. Xi Opera
[xī jù]?
One of the local opera types in Jiangsu, formerly known as Chang Xi Wen Opera, it was the merger of Wuxi Tanhuang and Changzhou Tanhuang It is popular in the southern part of the province and Shanghai.
5. Tin foil
[xī zhǐ]?
The metallic paper used to package cigarettes, etc. is mostly silver-white.