硫磺 (liú huáng) — sulfur (chemical element)

Definition

Noun for sulfur (the chemical element), used in both everyday and technical contexts — especially in medicine, industry, and volcanic settings.

noun
sulfur (chemical element)

Examples

  • 硫磺。
    Zhè zhǒng yào pǐn hán yǒu liú huáng chéng fèn.
    This medicine contains sulfur.
  • 硫磺。
    Gōng rén zhèng zài cóng huǒ shān kǒu cǎi jí liú huáng.
    Workers are collecting sulfur from the volcano crater.
  • 硫磺。
    Shí yàn shì xū yào chún liú huáng lái jìn xíng shí yàn.
    The lab needs pure sulfur to conduct experiments.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

硫liúsulfur
磺huángsulfur

“硫” and “磺” both refer to sulfur, together naming the chemical element.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
石石shístone
Sound part声符shēngfú
流
流liú硫liú
Same sound today

The left part 石 is stone; the right part 流 supplies the sound liú.

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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
石石shírock; stone
Sound part声符shēngfú
黃
黃huáng磺huáng
Same sound today

磺 pairs 石 (rock; stone) with 黃, which shows the sound. The 石 part points to a meaning related to stone or rock.

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