镍

鎳

niè

noun #18,894

Meanings

1 nickel (chemical element, symbol Ni)

Characters

nickel (element)

Examples

镍常用于制造不锈钢和硬币。

Niè cháng yòng yú zhìzào bùxiùgāng hé yìngbì.

Nickel is commonly used in manufacturing stainless steel and coins.

这枚硬币含有大量的镍。

Zhè méi yìngbì hányǒu dàliàng de niè.

This coin contains a large amount of nickel.

Tips

memory

镍 has the metal radical 钅(金) on the left — a clue it's a metallic element. The pronunciation niè sounds like the German Nickel, the word's origin.

Stroke Order

镍 niè