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礜

yù
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 arsenic ore (arsenopyrite)

Examples

礜石是古人用作药和毒的有毒矿物。
Yù
Arsenic ore is a toxic mineral that the ancients used as medicine and poison.
这种石头含礜，不能随便碰。
Yù
This rock contains arsenic ore and must not be touched casually.

Tips

usage
礜 names a toxic arsenic-bearing mineral, usually written 礜石. It is a rare, technical character found in old pharmacology and mineralogy texts.

Components

radical
石 shí
stone; mineral
The stone radical 石 sits at the bottom and fixes the meaning: this is a kind of rock, specifically a poisonous arsenic-bearing mineral.
phonetic
與 yǔ
and; to give
與 sits on top and supplies the sound, shifted from yǔ to yù. It carries the reading only, with no bearing on the mineral meaning.

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Stroke Order

礜 yù