炔 (quē): alkyne (a class of hydrocarbons…

Meanings

1 alkyne (a class of hydrocarbons with a triple bond)

Characters

炔

quē

alkyne (chemistry)

Examples

HSK 7-9

乙炔是最简单的炔类化合物。

Yǐquē shì zuì jiǎndān de quē lèi huàhéwù.

Acetylene is the simplest alkyne.

HSK 7-9

乙炔用于焊接和切割金属。

Yǐquē yòngyú hànjiē hé qiēgē jīnshǔ.

Acetylene is used in welding and cutting metal.

Tips

usage

A chemistry term: 炔 names the alkyne family, most familiarly 乙炔 (acetylene). It is also read 炔 as a rare surname.

Components

radical

火 huǒ

fire

Left-side fire radical 火. On this coined chemistry character it suits the alkynes' use as fuel gases that burn with an intense flame.

phonetic

夬 guài

(here) sound

Right side supplies the sound; the same phonetic appears in 缺 and 决, which is why the chemistry reading is quē.

Stroke Order

炔 quē

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class hour / credit hour / teaching period

上课 shàngkè HSK 1 #2,817

to go to class / to attend class / to give a lesson

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Chinese classics / traditional Chinese studies / sinology

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to stick up; to point upward / to raise (one end) / to warp; to curl up at the edges / to skip (class, work)

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session; class; graduating year

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top quality / first-rate / first-class

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course; curriculum / academic program; class

下课 xiàkè HSK 1 #10,477

to finish class / class is dismissed