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钋

釙
pō
noun #44,381

Meanings

  1. 1 polonium (chemical element, Po)

Examples

钋是一种放射性元素，在铀矿中有微量存在。
Pō fàngshèxìng yuánsù
Polonium is a radioactive element found in trace amounts in uranium ore.
居里夫人用她的祖国给钋命名。
Jūlǐ Fūren pō
Marie Curie named polonium after her homeland.

Tips

usage
钋 is the Chinese name for the element polonium, symbol Po. Like most metal-element characters it takes the metal radical plus a phonetic chosen to approximate the foreign sound.

Components

radical
钅 jīn
metal; gold
钅 is the metal radical 金 in left-side form. Polonium is a metallic element, so the metal radical marks the whole element family it belongs to.
phonetic
卜 bǔ
divination
卜 supplies an approximate sound, read pō here, chosen to echo the first syllable of the foreign name polonium. It contributes only the reading.

Stroke Order

钋 pō