炭素

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Chinese

charcoal plain; element
trad. (炭素)
simp. #(炭素)

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese (たん)() (tanso).

Pronunciation


Noun

炭素

  1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) carbon

Synonyms

References

Japanese

Chemical element
C
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Kanji in this term
たん
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Etymology

Compound of (tan, coal) +‎ (so, element), calque of Dutch koolstof (literally coal stuff), from German Kohlenstoff. Compare also Luxembourgish Kuelestoff, Danish kulstof. Coined by Japanese scientist Udagawa Yōan in 1834 in his book 遠西医方名物考補遺 (“炭素”).

Pronunciation

Noun

(たん)() (tanso

  1. carbon (chemical element)
    Synonym: カーボン (kābon)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Korean: 탄소 (tanso)
  • Min Nan: 炭素 (thòaⁿ-sò͘)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • 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

Noun

炭素 (tanso) (hangeul 탄소)

  1. hanja form? of 탄소 (carbon)