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矽

xī
noun #85,888

Meanings

  1. 1 silicon (chemistry)

Examples

长期吸入矽尘会导致矽肺病。
Xī xī
Long-term inhalation of silicon dust can cause silicosis.
矽是重要的半导体材料。
Xī bàndǎotǐ
Silicon is an important semiconductor material.

Tips

usage
矽 is the older or Taiwan name for the element silicon; mainland China now standardly writes it 硅. The two are the same element, just different naming conventions.

Components

radical
石 shí
stone
The stone radical 石 groups this with minerals and elements; silicon is a mineral element abundant in rock and sand.
phonetic
夕 xī
evening
夕 supplies the sound xī directly, matching its own reading. It contributes only the pronunciation, no meaning, to this element name.

Stroke Order

矽 xī