矽
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(Tw) silicon (chemistry); Taiwan pr. [xi4]
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 石 +3
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 矽
- Common rank
- #3,104
- Unicode
- U+77FD
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Words with 矽
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 矽利康 | (Tw) silicone (loanword) | |
| 矽肺病 | silicosis | |
| 矽晶片 | silicon chip; also written 硅晶片[gui1 jing1 pian4] | |
| 矽片 | (Tw) silicon wafer | |
| 矽胶 | (Tw, HK) silica gel; (Tw, HK) silicone rubber | |
| 矽谷 | Silicon Valley | |
| 矽橡胶 | (Tw) silicone rubber | |
| 矽镁层 | sima (geology); silicon and magnesium layer in earth's crust | |
| 矽铝层 | Sial | |
| 矽肺 | see 矽肺病[xi1 fei4 bing4] | |
| 矽藻 | diatom |