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Translingual
Han character
鋰 (Kangxi radical 167, 金+7, 15 strokes, cangjie input 金田土 (CWG), four-corner 86114, composition ⿰釒里)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 1308, character 26
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 40501
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4207, character 4
- Unihan data for U+92F0
Chinese
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声) : semantic 金 (“metal”) + phonetic 里.
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin lithium.
Pronunciation
Definitions
鋰
- lithium
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
鋰
(Hyōgai kanji)
- lithium
Readings
Usage notes
The リチウム (richiumu) reading for this kanji appears to be vanishingly rare, and actual use of this character for this reading cannot currently be confirmed. This might be limited to contexts discussing Chinese-language chemistry terminology.
Korean
Hanja
鋰 • (ri) (hangeul 리, McCune–Reischauer ri, Yale li)
- lithium