核子

hézǐ

noun #15,760

Meanings

1 nucleon
2 nuclear

Characters

nucleus; core; nuclear

particle; small thing; son

Examples

核子武器对人类构成巨大威胁。

Hézǐ wǔqì duì rénlèi gòuchéng jùdà wēixié.

Nuclear weapons pose a huge threat to humanity.

核子物理是一门重要的学科。

Hézǐ wùlǐ shì yì mén zhòngyào de xuékē.

Nuclear physics is an important field of study.

Tips

usage

核子 as an adjective means 'nuclear' (核子武器 = nuclear weapon, 核子反应堆 = nuclear reactor). As a noun in physics, it refers to nucleons (protons and neutrons). In everyday usage, 核 alone is more common for 'nuclear.'

Stroke Order

核 hé

子 zǐ