元素

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Chinese

 
primary; first; fundamental
primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty)
 plain; element
simp. and trad.
(元素) 		元 素

Pronunciation

Note:
  • nguêng5 su3 - Chaozhou;
  • nguang5 su3 - Shantou, Jieyang.

    Noun

    元素

    1. (chemistry) element
    2. element (an essential characteristic)
    3. (set theory) element (one of the objects in a set) (Classifier: 個／个 m)
    4. (computing) element (conceptual object in a markup language)

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    Japanese

    Kanji in this term
    元 素
    げん
    Grade: 2     		そ
    Grade: 5
    on’yomi

    Etymology

    元 (gen, “element”) +‎ 素 (so, “element”). Calque of Dutch hoofdstof.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    元(げん)素(そ) • (genso) 

    1. (chemistry) element, chemical element

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    References

    • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

    Korean

    Hanja in this term
    元素

    Noun

    元素 • (wonso) (hangeul 원소)

    1. Hanja form? of 원소 (“chemical element”).

    Vietnamese

    chữ Hán Nôm in this term
    元素

    Noun

    元素

    1. chữ Hán form of nguyên tố (“chemical element”).
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