炔 (guì): a rare surname

Meanings

汉代有一位姓炔的人。

Hàndài yǒu yí wèi xìng Guì de rén.

There was a man surnamed Gui in the Han dynasty.

炔这个姓很少见。

Guì zhège xìng hěn shǎojiàn.

The surname Gui is very uncommon.

usage

Read 炔 only as a rare old surname. For everything chemistry-related (acetylene and the alkynes), use 炔.

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.

炔 guì