氢氧化铵 (qīng yǎng huà ǎn) — ammonium hydroxide

Definition

noun
ammonium hydroxide

Examples

  • 氢氧化铵。
    Shí yàn shì lǐ cháng yòng qīng yǎng huà ǎn.
    Ammonium hydroxide is commonly used in laboratories.
  • 氢氧化铵。
    Zhè zhǒng qīng yǎng huà ǎn róng yè yǒu cì jī xìng qì wèi.
    This ammonium hydroxide solution has a pungent smell.
  • 氢氧化铵。
    Qǐng xiǎo xīn shǐ yòng qīng yǎng huà ǎn.
    Please handle ammonium hydroxide with care.

Origin

Characters in this word

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 氫; 氢 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
气气qìair; gas
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.

Open 氢 →

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
養
養yǎng氧yǎng
Same sound today

氧 pairs 气 (gas) with 養 (to nourish), and 養 gives the sound yǎng.

Open 氧 →

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

化 shows two person figures, one upright and one upside down, to give the idea of reversal or change.

Open 化 →

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.

Open 铵 →

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