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Translingual
Han character
氥 (Kangxi radical 84, 气+6, 10 strokes, cangjie input 人弓一金田 (ONMCW), four-corner 80617, composition ⿹气西)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 599, character 15
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 17062
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2011, character 9
- Unihan data for U+6C25
Chinese
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 气 (“gas”) + phonetic 西.
Etymology
Borrowed from English xenon. Obsoleted, as it is homophonous to 硒 (xī, “selenium”).
Pronunciation
Definitions
氥
- (chemistry, obsolete) xenon
Synonyms
- 氙 (xiān)
- 氠 (shēn) (obsolete)
- 𣱧 (zhòng) (obsolete)