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Translingual
Han character
氫 (Kangxi radical 84, 气+7, 11 strokes, cangjie input 人弓一女一 (ONMVM), four-corner 80117, composition ⿹气巠)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 600, character 1
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 17068
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2013, character 1
- Unihan data for U+6C2B
Chinese
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声) and ideogrammic compound (會意/会意) : semantic 气 (“air; gas”) + abbreviated phonetic 輕 (qīng, “light; of low density”).
Etymology
From 輕/轻 (qīng, “light; of low density”) in 輕氣/轻气 . So named as hydrogen gas is lighter than air.
Pronunciation
Note:
- kheng - literary;
- khin - vernacular.
Definitions
氫
- (chemistry) hydrogen
- hydrogen gas
Synonyms
- (hydrogen): (rare, chiefly Taiwanese Hokkien) 水素 (shuǐsù)
Compounds
References
Korean
Hanja
氫 • (gyeong) (hangeul 경, McCune–Reischauer kyŏng, Yale kyeng)
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Vietnamese
Han character
氫: Hán Nôm readings: khinh
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