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炔

guì / quē
noun #92,742

Meanings

  1. 1 a rare surname

Examples

HSK 4
炔这个姓很少见。
Guì zhège xìng hěn shǎojiàn.
The surname Gui is very uncommon.
HSK 7-9
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.

Tips

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

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 guì