氨 (ān) — ammonia
Definition
noun
ammonia
Examples
- 氨。Shí yàn shì lǐ chōng mǎn le cì bí de ān wèi.The lab was filled with the pungent smell of ammonia.
- 氨，。Zhè zhǒng qīng jié jì hán yǒu ān, shǐ yòng shí yào dài shǒu tào.This cleaning agent contains ammonia; wear gloves when using it.
- 。Ān shì huà féi de zhòng yào chéng fèn zhī yī.Ammonia is an important component of fertilizer.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
氨 pairs 气 (gas) with 安, which gives the sound ān; the 气 part shows that it names a gas.
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