氰 (qíng): cyanogen; cyano-

Meanings

1 cyanogen; cyano-

Characters

氰

qíng

cyanogen

Examples

HSK 7-9

氰化物是一种极危险的毒物。

Qínghuàwù shì yì zhǒng jí wēixiǎn de dúwù.

Cyanide is an extremely dangerous poison.

HSK 7-9

氰化钾用于工业提金。

Qínghuàjiǎ yòngyú gōngyè tí jīn.

Potassium cyanide is used in industrial gold extraction.

Tips

usage

A chemistry term, seen in 氰化物 (cyanide) and 氰化钾 (potassium cyanide). Like many gas-radical characters, it names a chemical substance.

Components

radical

气 qì

air; gas

The gas radical 气 wraps the top and right. It marks this as a gaseous chemical substance, the standard pattern for gas-element names.

phonetic

青 qīng

green; blue

青 sits inside the gas frame and gives the sound, lightly shifted to qíng. The same phonetic appears in 清 and 情.

Stroke Order

氰 qíng

Related Words

氰化钠 qínghuànà #64,913

sodium cyanide (NaCN)

氰化 qínghuà #15,088

cyanide / cyanidation

高效氯氰菊酯 gāoxiàolǜqíngjúzhǐ

beta-cypermethrin (synthetic pyrethroid insecticide)

甲氰菊酯 jiǎqíngjúzhǐ

fenpropathrin (a synthetic pyrethroid insecticide)

青紫 qīngzǐ

bluish purple / cyanotic / black and blue

千家万户 qiānjiā-wànhù HSK 7-9 #45,251

every household / countless families / the general public

起到 qǐdào HSK 5 #45,519

to play (a role); to have (an effect) / to serve as

外贸 wàimào HSK 7-9 #45,291

foreign trade; international trade

见仁见智 jiànrén-jiànzhì HSK 7-9 #45,190

different people have different views / opinions differ

官吏 guānlì HSK 7-9 #45,455

government official / bureaucrat (historical)