氢 (qīng) — hydrogen (chemical element)
Definition
Examples
- 氢。Shuǐ shì yóu qīng hé yǎng zǔ chéng de.Water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen.
- 。Zhè zhǒng qì qiú lǐ miàn zhuāng de shì qīng qì.This kind of balloon is filled with hydrogen gas.
- 氢。qīng Shì yì zhǒng hěn qīng de yuán sù.Hydrogen is a very light element.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost 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 氫; 氢 is its simplified writing.
Sound part声符shēngfú
輕
輕qīng氫qīng
Same sound today
The traditional form 氫 combines 气 (air; gas) with 輕, which gives the pronunciation qīng; the simplified 氢 is a later shorthand.
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