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Translingual
Han character
醚 (Kangxi radical 164, 酉+10, 17 strokes, cangjie input 一田卜火木 (MWYFD), four-corner 19639, composition ⿰酉迷)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1285, character 43
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 39960
- Dae Jaweon: page 1786, character 4
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3592, character 1
- Unihan data for U+919A
Chinese
Glyph origin
Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意) : 酉 (“oxygenated functional group”) + 迷 (“confusion”), referring to the anesthetic properties of diethyl ether. 迷 also acts as the phonetic component.
Etymology
From 迷 (mí, “confusion”), referring to the anesthetic properties of diethyl ether.
Pronunciation
Definitions
醚
- (organic chemistry) ether
- † drunk
