水银

水銀

shuǐyín

noun #18,740

Meanings

温度计里面有水银。

Wēndùjì lǐmiàn yǒu shuǐyín.

There is mercury inside a thermometer.

水银有毒，不要直接接触。

Shuǐyín yǒudú, bùyào zhíjiē jiēchù.

Mercury is toxic - don't touch it directly.

memory

水银 literally means 'water silver' - mercury looks like liquid silver, so the Chinese name is beautifully descriptive.

水 shuǐ

银 yín