汞

gǒng

noun #13,621

Meanings

1 mercury (chemical element, Hg)

Characters

mercury (element)

Examples

汞是唯一在常温下呈液态的金属。

gǒng shì wéiyī zài chángwēn xià chéng yètài de jīnshǔ.

Mercury is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature.

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usage

In everyday Chinese, mercury is more commonly called 水银 (shuǐyín, literally 'water silver'). 汞 is the formal/scientific term.

Stroke Order

汞 gǒng