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云母

雲母
yúnmǔ
noun #34,211

Meanings

  1. 1 mica (the mineral)
  2. 2 any of a group of silicate minerals that split into thin sheets

Examples

HSK 5
云母在电气工业中很有用。
Yúnmǔ zài diànqì gōngyè zhōng hěn yǒuyòng.
Mica is very useful in the electrical industry.
HSK 7-9
云母是一种常见的造岩矿物。
Yúnmǔ shì yì zhǒng chángjiàn de zàoyán kuàngwù.
Mica is a common rock-forming mineral.
HSK 7-9
云母可以分成很薄的片。
Yúnmǔ kěyǐ fēnchéng hěn báo de piàn.
Mica can be split into very thin sheets.

Tips

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Literally 'cloud mother' - Chinese ancients thought clouds were born from mica (because mica's translucent flakes look like fragments of cloud). The folk name 千层纸 ('thousand-layer paper') captures the same idea: stacks of paper-thin sheets.

Stroke Order

云 yún
母 mǔ