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氢

氫
qīng
noun #11,298

Meanings

  1. 1 hydrogen

Examples

水是由氢和氧组成的。
Shuǐ shì yóu qīng hé yǎng zǔchéng de.
Water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen.
氢气是最轻的气体。
Qīngqì shì zuì qīng de qìtǐ.
Hydrogen gas is the lightest gas.

Tips

memory
Gas radical (气) + 轻 (light) phonetic = the lightest gas element. Chinese chemistry characters often encode properties: 氧 (life-giving gas = oxygen), 氮 (dilute gas = nitrogen).

Stroke Order

氢 qīng