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钸

鈽
bù
noun #34,651

Meanings

  1. 1 (Taiwan) plutonium (chemistry, Pu, atomic number 94)
  2. 2 (archaic) metal plate

Examples

钸是核反应堆中的重要元素。
Bù shì héfǎnyìngduī zhōng de zhòngyào yuánsù.
Plutonium is an important element in nuclear reactors.
台湾把plutonium叫做钸。
Táiwān bǎ plutonium jiàozuò bù.
In Taiwan, plutonium is called bù (钸).

Tips

usage
钸 (bù) is the Taiwan term for plutonium — element 94. Mainland China uses 钚 (bù) instead; same pinyin, different character. Per Xinhua, the older reading is bū with the meaning 'metal plate' (金属板, from 玉篇), but the modern chemistry usage dominates. CC-CEDICT lists both readings.

Stroke Order

钸 bù