硫
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sulfur (chemistry)
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How 硫 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
石 (semantic, “mineral”) + 㐬 (phonetic)
How to remember it
sulfur · Heisig RSH #1919
石 stone + baby Moses
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 㐬
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 㐬 (—) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 㐬 sound component | — | pennant; wild, barren, uncultivated |
| 流 | liú | to flow, to drift, to circulate; class |
| 琉 | liú | sparkling stone; opaque, glazed |
| 梳 | shū | brush, comb |
| 醯 | xī | vinegar, acid; to pickle |
| 巯 | qiú | an atom group |
| 旒 | liú | tassels, fringes; pearls studding a crown |
Words containing 硫
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 硫酸亚铁 | liú suān yà tiě | iron(II) sulfate; ferrous sulfate |
| 二氧化硫 | èr yǎng huà liú | sulfur dioxide SO2 |
| 亚硫酸 | yà liú suān | sulfurous acid H2SO3 |
| 硫酸铁 | liú suān tiě | ferrous sulfate |
| 二硫化碳 | èr liú huà tàn | carbon disulfide |
| 硫化 | liú huà | vulcanization (curing rubber using sulfur and heat) |
| 硫黄 | liú huáng | sulfur |
| 次亚硫酸钠 | cì yà liú suān nà | sodium hyposulfide Na2S2O3 (hypo) |
| 硫酸盐 | liú suān yán | sulfate |
| 硫球 | liú qiú | Luzon, island of the Philippines; the Ryukyu islands |
| 二硫基丙醇 | èr liú jī bǐng chún | dimercaprol |
| 甲硫氨酸 | jiǎ liú ān suān | methionine (Met), an essential amino acid |
| 硫酸 | liú suān | sulfuric acid |
| 硫酸铜 | liú suān tóng | copper sulfate CuSO4 |
| 硫化氢 | liú huà qīng | hydrogen sulfide H2S; sulfureted hydrogen |
| 二硫键 | èr liú jiàn | disulfide (chemistry) |
| 硫胺素 | liú àn sù | thiamine; vitamin B1 |
| 六氟化硫 | liù fú huà liú | sulfur hexafluoride |
| 硫代硫酸钠 | liú dài liú suān nà | sodium hyposulfide; sodium thiosulfate |
| 硫黄鹀 | liú huáng wú | (bird species of China) yellow bunting (Emberiza sulphurata) |