氚 (chuān) — tritium

Definition

Examples

  • 氚。
    chuān Shì yì zhǒng fàng shè xìng tóng wèi sù.
    Tritium is a radioactive isotope.
  • 氚。
    Kē xué jiā yòng chuān biāo jì shuǐ fēn zǐ.
    Scientists use tritium to label water molecules.
  • 氚。
    Zhè zhǒng diàn chí lì yòng chuān shuāi biàn chǎn shēng néng liàng.
    This type of battery uses tritium decay to generate energy.

Origin

Compound ideograph
六书liùshū
会意huìyì

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

氚 pairs 气 (gas) with 川 (three), and 川 also gives the sound.

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