硼 (péng) — boron

Definition

Examples

  • 硼。
    péng Shì yì zhǒng zhòng yào de huà xué yuán sù.
    Boron is an important chemical element.
  • 硼。
    Zhè zhǒng bō li lǐ jiā le péng.
    This type of glass has boron added to it.
  • 硼。
    Kē xué jiā zhèng zài yán jiū péng de xīn yòng tú.
    Scientists are researching new uses for boron.

Origin

Sound + meaning
六书liùshū
形声xíngshēng

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
石石shístone
Sound part声符shēngfú
朋
朋péng硼péng
Same sound today

硼 is built from 石 (stone) plus 朋, which gives its pronunciation.

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