钠 (nà) — sodium (chemistry)
Definition
noun
sodium (chemistry)
Examples
- 钠。Yán lǐ miàn yǒu hěn duō nà.There is a lot of sodium in salt.
- 钠。Rén tǐ xū yào shǎo liàng de nà lái wéi chí jiàn kāng.The human body needs a small amount of sodium to maintain health.
- 钠。Zhè zhǒng diàn chí hán yǒu jīn shǔ nà.This type of battery contains metallic sodium.
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 鈉; 钠 is its simplified writing.
Sound part声符shēngfú
內
內nèi鈉
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.
The traditional form 鈉 uses 金 for metal and 內 to give its sound. The simplified 钠 is a later shorthand.
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