嗪 (qín) — used in phonetic transcription -xine, -zine or -chin
Definition
嗪 (qín) is a bound chemical suffix: it appears as the second character in heterocyclic-compound names (吡嗪 pyrazine, 哒嗪 pyridazine, 噻嗪 thiazine) and corresponds to the '-azine' ending in English.
bound form
used in phonetic transcription -xine, -zine or -chin
Easily confused
- 榛zhēnlook-alike(bound form) hazel (tree or nut)
- 琴qínsound-alikeguqin (ancient Chinese zither)
- 勤qínsound-alikediligent, hardworking
- 擒qínsound-aliketo capture; to catch; to seize
- 秦qínsound-alikeQin dynasty (221-206 BC, the first imperial dynasty of China)
- 芹qínsound-alikecelery (bound form; used in compounds such as 芹菜)
Examples
- 嗪。Zhè zhǒng yào de zhǔ yào chéng fèn shì bǐ qín.The main ingredient of this medicine is pyrazine.
- 嗪。Dā qín zài yǒu jī huà xué zhōng hěn cháng jiàn.Pyridazine is very common in organic chemistry.
- 嗪。Yī shēng kāi le hán sāi qín de lì niào jì.The doctor prescribed a diuretic containing thiazine.
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