锑 (tī) — antimony (Sb)
Definition
Examples
- 锑。tī Shì yì zhǒng huà xué yuán sù.Antimony is a chemical element.
- 锑。Zhè zhǒng hé jīn lǐ jiā le tī.This alloy has antimony added.
- 锑Sb。tī De fú hào shì Sb.The symbol for antimony is Sb.
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 銻; 锑 is its simplified writing.
The traditional form 銻 uses 金 to show metal and 弟 for the sound; the simplified 锑 is a later shorthand.
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