铵 (ǎn) — ammonium

Definition

noun
ammonium

Examples

  • 铵。
    Zhè zhǒng féi liào hán yǒu dà liàng ǎn.
    This fertilizer contains a large amount of ammonium.
  • 铵。
    ǎn Yán shì cháng yòng de huà xué shì jì.
    Ammonium salts are common chemical reagents.
  • 铵。
    Shí yàn shì lǐ xū yào xiǎo xīn chǔ lǐ ǎn huà hé wù.
    Ammonium compounds need to be handled carefully in the lab.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 銨; 铵 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
金金jīnmetal
Sound part声符shēngfú
安
安ān銨ǎn
Same sound today

The traditional form 銨 pairs 金 (metal) with 安, which gives the sound; the simplified 铵 is a later shorthand.

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