硼 (péng): boron (chemical element, symbol…

Meanings

硼酸可用作温和的消毒剂。

Péngsuān kě yòngzuò wēnhé de xiāodújì.

Boric acid is used as a mild antiseptic.

加一点硼能增加钢的硬度。

Jiā yìdiǎn péng néng zēngjiā gāng de yìngdù.

Adding a little boron increases the hardness of steel.

memory

Stone radical 石 (many non-metals take it) plus 朋 ('friend') for the sound péng: a stone-like element named like 'friend', boron.

radical

石 shí

stone

The stone radical 石 marks this as a non-metallic / mineral element, the standard radical for several non-metals like 硅 (silicon).

phonetic

朋 péng

friend

朋 supplies the sound péng exactly; it carries no meaning, chosen only to approximate 'boron'.

硼 péng