铝 (lǚ) — aluminum
Definition
noun
aluminum
Measure word · 块
Easily confused
- 侣lǚlook-alike(bound form) companion; partner
- 旅lǚsound-aliketravel (bound form, used in compounds like 旅行 and 旅游)
- 缕lǚsound-alike(classifier) for slender, wispy things: strands (of hair), wisps (of smoke/mist), beams (of light), puffs (of fragrance)
- 屡lǚsound-alikerepeatedly, time and again (formal/literary; commonly used in 屡次)
- 吕lǚsound-alikesurname Lǚ
- 履lǚsound-alike(bound form) shoes
Examples
- 铝，。Zhè zhǒng lǚ fēi cháng qīng, shì hé zuò fēi jī líng jiàn.This kind of aluminum is very light and suitable for making airplane parts.
- 铝。Chú fáng lǐ de lǚ guō chuán rè hěn kuài.The aluminum pot in the kitchen conducts heat very quickly.
- 铝。Huí shōu lǚ kě yǐ jié yuē dà liàng néng yuán.Recycling aluminum can save a lot of energy.
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 鋁; 铝 is its simplified writing.
Sound part声符shēngfú
呂
呂lǚ鋁lǚ
Same sound today
The traditional form 鋁 pairs 金 (metal) with 呂 as a sound part to write aluminium; this note is about 鋁, not the simplified 铝.
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