氟 (fú) — fluorine (chemical element)

Definition

noun
fluorine (chemical element)
Measure word · 种
Easily confused

Examples

  • 氟。
    Zhè zhǒng yá gāo lǐ hán yǒu fú.
    This toothpaste contains fluorine.
  • 氟。
    fú Shì yì zhǒng huà xué yuán sù.
    Fluorine is a chemical element.
  • 氟。
    Shuǐ lǐ de fú hán liàng bù néng tài gāo.
    The fluorine content in water cannot be too high.

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
气气qìgas
Sound part声符shēngfú
弗
弗fú氟
Same sound today

氟 combines 气 (gas) with 弗, a part that points to its sound.

Appears in
Physics & Chemistry

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