甲苯

jiǎběn

noun #27,062

Meanings

1 toluene
2 methylbenzene (C₆H₅CH₃)

Characters

first; methyl- (in chemistry)

Examples

甲苯是一种常见的工业溶剂。

Jiǎběn shì yī zhǒng chángjiàn de gōngyè róngjì.

Toluene is a commonly used industrial solvent.

接触大量甲苯对人体健康有害。

Jiēchù dàliàng jiǎběn duì réntǐ jiànkāng yǒuhài.

Exposure to large amounts of toluene is harmful to human health.

Tips

memory

甲 = first (as in methyl-, the one-carbon group), 苯 = benzene ring. So 甲苯 = methyl-benzene = toluene. The same logic applies to 乙苯 (ethylbenzene), 丙苯 (propylbenzene), etc.

Stroke Order

甲 jiǎ

苯 běn