氰 (qíng) — cyanogen (a toxic gas, C₂N₂)
Definition
Examples
- 氰。qíng Shì yì zhǒng wú sè ér yǒu dú de qì tǐ.Cyanogen is a colorless and toxic gas.
- 氰。Zài shí yàn shì zhōng shǐ yòng qíng shí bì xū dài hǎo fáng hù miàn jù.You must wear a full-face respirator when handling cyanogen in the lab.
- 氰。qíng Zài gāo wēn tiáo jiàn xià huì fēn jiě chéng yǒu dú de qíng huà wù.Cyanogen decomposes into toxic cyanides under high temperature conditions.
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.
氰 used for cyanogen, combines 气, showing it is a gas, with 青 to give the sound qīng.
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