氡 (dōng) — radon (chemical element Rn)

Definition

Examples

  • 氡。
    Zhè zhǒng jiàn zhù cái liào lǐ hán yǒu dà liàng dōng.
    This building material contains a large amount of radon.
  • 氡。
    Nǐ zuì hǎo qǐng zhuān yè rén yuán lái jiǎn cè jiā lǐ de dōng hán liàng.
    You'd better ask professionals to measure the radon level in your home.
  • 氡。
    Cháng qī bào lù zài gāo nóng dù de dōng xià huì zēng jiā huàn ái fēng xiǎn.
    Long-term exposure to high concentrations of radon increases the risk of developing cancer.

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
冬
冬dōng氡dōng
Same sound today

氡 combines 气, meaning gas, with 冬, which supplies the sound.

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