钯 (bǎ) — palladium (chemical element, Pd)
Definition
noun
palladium (chemical element, Pd)
Easily confused
- 把bǎlook-alike(classifier) for things with handles, or for handfuls and bunches
- 靶bǎsound-aliketarget (bound morpheme, used in compound words)
- 吧balook-alike(modal particle) used to indicate a suggestion, a tentative guess, or to soften a statement
- 粑bālook-alike(bound form) cake-like food, typically made from glutinous rice or other grains
- 肥féilook-alike(adj.) fat (of meat/animal), fertile (soil), loose (clothing)
Examples
- 钯，。bǎ Shì yì zhǒng guì jīn shǔ, cháng yòng yú zhì zào shǒu shì.Palladium is a precious metal often used to make jewelry.
- 钯。Qì chē wěi qì jìng huà qì zhōng hán yǒu bǎ.Automobile catalytic converters contain palladium.
- 钯。Zhè zhǒng cuī huà jì de zhǔ yào chéng fèn shì bǎ.The main component of this catalyst is palladium.
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 鈀; 钯 is its simplified writing.
The traditional form 鈀 puts 金 (metal) beside 巴, which gives the sound. The simplified 钯 is a later shorthand.
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