肼 (jǐng) — (chemistry) hydrazine

Definition

noun
(chemistry) hydrazine

Examples

  • 肼。
    jǐng Shì yì zhǒng wú sè yè tǐ.
    Hydrazine is a colorless liquid.
  • 肼。
    Shí yàn shì lǐ yòng jǐng zuò rán liào.
    Hydrazine is used as fuel in the laboratory.
  • 肼。
    Zhè zhǒng huà hé wù hán yǒu jǐng.
    This compound contains hydrazine.

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
⺼Written in full as肉ròu
Sound part声符shēngfú
井
井jǐng肼jǐng
Same sound today

In 肼, the left part is 肉, written as ⺼, and the right part 井 gives the sound.

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