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汞

mercury (chemistry)

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How 汞 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

水 (semantic, “water”) + 工 (phonetic, gōng)

components: 工 水

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 工

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 工 (gōng) — compare how they read:

CharacterPinyinMeaning
工 sound component gōng labor, work; laborer, worker
红 hóng red, vermillion; to blush, to flush; popular
空 kōng hollow, empty, deserted, bare
江 jiāng large river; the Yangtze; surname
经 jīng the classics; to experience, to undergo
轻 qīng light, gentle; simple, easy
径 jìng path, diameter; straight, direct
攻 gōng to accuse; to assault; to criticize
项 xiàng neck, nape; item; a term in an equation
氢 qīng ammonia
贡 gòng to offer, to contribute; tribute, gifts
虹 hóng rainbow
缸 gāng earthen jug, crock, cistern
肛 gāng anus
巩 gǒng to bind, to guard, to strengthen; firm, secure, strong
邛 qióng mound; in distress
豇 jiāng kidney bean; black-eyed pea
仝 tóng together, same; surname
巠 jīng underground river; flowing water

Words containing 汞

WordPinyinMeaning
氧化汞 yǎng huà gǒng mercuric oxide (HgO)
毫米汞柱 háo mǐ gǒng zhù millimeter of mercury; mmHg (unit of pressure)
红汞 hóng gǒng merbromin; mercurochrome
汞灯 gǒng dēng mercury-vapor lamp
汞齐 gǒng qí amalgam; mercury alloy
甘汞 gān gǒng calomel or mercurous chloride (Hg2Cl2)
升汞 shēng gǒng mercuric chloride (HgCl)
汞溴红 gǒng xiù hóng merbromin; mercurochrome