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丁烷

dīngwán
noun #36,902

Meanings

  1. 1 butane (C4H10)

Examples

打火机里装的是丁烷。
Dǎhuǒjī lǐ zhuāng de shì dīngwán.
Lighters are filled with butane.
丁烷在常温下是无色气体。
Dīngwán zài chángwēn xià shì wúsè qìtǐ.
Butane is a colourless gas at room temperature.

Tips

memory
Chinese names alkanes by syllable count: 甲 jiǎ (methane, C1), 乙 yǐ (ethane, C2), 丙 bǐng (propane, C3), 丁 dīng (butane, C4), 戊 wù (pentane, C5)... — the first ten Heavenly Stems mark carbon count, and 烷 wán is the suffix '-ane'.

Stroke Order

丁 dīng
烷 wán