硅

silicon (chemistry)

11 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,009 U+7845

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

石 (semantic, “mineral”) + 圭 (phonetic, guī)

components: 石圭

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 圭

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 圭 (guī) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
圭 sound component	guī	jade tablet
挂	guà	to suspend, to put up, to hang; suspense
鞋	xié	shoes, footwear in general
街	jiē	street, road, thoroughfare
佳	jiā	good, auspicious; beautiful; delightful
桂	guì	cassia, cinnamon
哇	wā	to vomit; an infant's cry
闺	guī	women's quarters; lady's apartment
蛙	wā	frog
奎	kuí	a man's stride; a constellation
卦	guà	divination, fortune-telling
洼	wā	pit, hollow, depression; swamp
畦	qí	sections in a vegetable farm
眭	suī	a piercing gaze; the evil eye
筀	guì	bamboo (archaic)
絓	guà	to hinder, to obstruct
鲑	guī	salmon; Spheroides vermicularis
恚	huì	anger, rage
诖	guà	error, mistake; to deceive, to mislead

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
硅化木	guī huà mù	petrified wood (geology)
二氧化硅	èr yǎng huà guī	silicon dioxide (SiO2)
硅酸盐水泥	guī suān yán shuǐ ní	Portland cement
硅灰石	guī huī shí	wollastonite CaSiO3
硅质岩	guī zhì yán	siliceous rock (mostly composed of silica)
可控硅	kě kòng guī	(electronics) silicon-controlled rectifier (SCR); thyristor
硅酸盐	guī suān yán	silicate
硅石	guī shí	siliceous rock
硅基	guī jī	silicon-based
碳化硅	tàn huà guī	silicon carbide; carborundum
硅沙	guī shā	silicon sand
多晶硅	duō jīng guī	polycrystalline silicon (used in electronics)
硅酸	guī suān	silicic acid; silicate
四氟化硅	sì fú huà guī	silicon tetrafluoride SiF4
硅片	guī piàn	silicon wafer
硅质	guī zhì	siliceous; containing silica
硅肺病	guī fèi bìng	see 矽肺病[xi1 fei4 bing4]
硅晶片	guī jīng piàn	silicon chip
硅胶	guī jiāo	silica gel; silicone rubber
硅谷	Guī gǔ	Silicon Valley