烷
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alkane
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 火 +7
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 烷
- Common rank
- #2,310
- Unicode
- U+70F7
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Formation & memory
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Words with 烷
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 十六烷值 | cetane number (quality of light diesel fuel, measured by its ignition delay) | |
| 三氯甲烷 | chloroform (trichloromethane CHCl3) | |
| 异丁烷 | isobutane | |
| 二氯甲烷 | dichloromethane | |
| 烷氧基 | alkoxy (chemistry) | |
| 环氧乙烷 | ethylene oxide | |
| 烷基 | alkyl | |
| 甲烷 | methane CH4 | |
| 烷基苯 | alkyl benzene; dodecylbenzene C18H30 | |
| 氯甲烷 | methyl chloride CH3Cl | |
| 丁烷 | butane | |
| 辛烷值 | octane rating | |
| 烷基苯磺酸钠 | sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate (used as a bubbling agent in detergents) | |
| 乙烷 | ethane (C2H6) | |
| 辛烷 | octane (C8H18) | |
| 环烷烃 | cycloalkane | |
| 丙烷 | propane | |
| 酚甲烷 | (Tw) bisphenol A (BPA) | |
| 乙酰胺吡咯烷酮 | (pharmacology) piracetam (C6H10N2O2), a nootropic | |
| 烷烃 | alkane |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 完 — compare how they read.