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氮

dàn
noun #14,344

Meanings

  1. 1 nitrogen (N)

Examples

空气中大约百分之七十八是氮。
Kōngqì zhōng dàyuē bǎifēnzhī qīshíbā shì dàn.
About 78% of the air is nitrogen.
植物的生长需要氮肥。
Zhíwù de shēngzhǎng xūyào dànféi.
Plant growth requires nitrogen fertilizer.

Tips

memory
The 气 radical indicates it's a gas. The 炎 (flame) phonetic component hints at the pronunciation dàn. Many chemical elements for gases use the 气 radical: 氧 (oxygen), 氢 (hydrogen), 氦 (helium).

Stroke Order

氮 dàn