氮 (dàn) — nitrogen
Definition
noun
nitrogen
Examples
- 氮。dàn Shì kōng qì zhōng hán liàng zuì duō de qì tǐ.Nitrogen is the most abundant gas in the air.
- 氮。Zhè zhǒng féi liào hán yǒu fēng fù de dàn.This fertilizer is rich in nitrogen.
- 氮。dàn Zài gōng yè shàng cháng yòng yú zhì zào ān.Nitrogen is often used in industry to produce ammonia.
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.
氮 has 气, meaning gas, and 淡, meaning dilute. 淡 shows how it is pronounced, and 气 shows that it names a gas.
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