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唑

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azole (chemistry)

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Strokes
10
Radical
口 +7
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
唑
Common rank
#2,854
Unicode
U+5511

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Formation & memory

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How 唑 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

口 meaning “mouth” + 坐 sound ( zuò )

Components 口 坐

Words with 唑

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WordPinyinMeaning
克霉唑 kè méi zuò clotrimazole (antifungal agent)
双唑泰栓 shuāng zuò tài shuān metronidazole, clotrimazole and chlorhexidine acetate (as suppository)
利奈唑胺 Lì nài zuò àn Linezolid, a synthetic antibiotic
丙环唑 bǐng huán zuò propiconazole (antifungal agent)
甲硝唑 jiǎ xiāo zuò metronidazole (antibacterial agent); Flagyl (trade name)
戊唑醇 wù zuò chún tebuconazole (antifungal agent)
恶唑啉酮 è zuò lín tóng oxacillin
恶唑啉 è zuò lín oxacillin
咪唑 mī zuò imidazole (chemistry) (loanword)
吡唑 bǐ zuò pyrazole (chemistry) (loanword)
咔唑 kǎ zuò carbazole (chemistry) (loanword)
噻唑 sāi zuò thiazole (chemistry)
吲唑 yǐn zuò indazole (chemistry) (loanword)

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 坐 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
坐 sound part zuò seat; to sit; to ride, to travel by
挫 cuò to check, to obstruct, to push down
锉 cuò carpenter's file; to file smooth
痤 cuó a swelling of the lymph nodes
矬 cuó short; a dwarf
脞 cuǒ minced meat; trifles