镭 (léi) — radium
Definition
Examples
- 镭。Jū lǐ fū rén fā xiàn le léi zhè zhǒng fàng shè xìng yuán sù.Madame Curie discovered the radioactive element radium.
- 镭。léi De fā xiàn duì yī xué zhì liáo yǒu zhòng yào yì yì.The discovery of radium has significant implications for medical treatment.
- 镭。Zǎo qī zhōng biǎo céng yòng léi lái ràng zhǐ zhēn fā guāng.Early clocks and watches once used radium to make the hands glow.
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 鐳; 镭 is its simplified writing.
The traditional form 鐳 has 金 (metal) beside 雷, which gives the sound; the simplified 镭 is a later abbreviation.
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