汞溴红

汞溴紅
gǒngxiùhóng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 merbromin
  2. 2 mercurochrome (red antiseptic)

Examples

Xiǎo shíhòu cā shāng le, māma zǒngshì tú diǎn gǒng xiù hóng.
When I was little and got a scrape, mom always dabbed on some mercurochrome.
Gǒng xiù hóng yīn hán gǒng yǐ bèi xǔduō guójiā tíng yòng.
Merbromin has been discontinued in many countries because it contains mercury.

Tips

culture
Known generationally as 药水 (hóngyàoshuǐ, 'red medicine water') — the bright red dye on every Chinese childhood scrape. Phased out in the West due to mercury content.

Stroke Order

gǒng
xiù
hóng