硅
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silicon (chemistry)
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 石 +6
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 硅
- Common rank
- #2,009
- Unicode
- U+7845
Sound it out + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
Words with 硅
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 硅化木 | petrified wood (geology) | |
| 二氧化硅 | silicon dioxide (SiO2) | |
| 硅酸盐水泥 | Portland cement | |
| 硅灰石 | wollastonite CaSiO3 | |
| 硅质岩 | siliceous rock (mostly composed of silica) | |
| 可控硅 | (electronics) silicon-controlled rectifier (SCR); thyristor | |
| 硅酸盐 | silicate | |
| 硅石 | siliceous rock | |
| 硅基 | silicon-based | |
| 碳化硅 | silicon carbide; carborundum | |
| 硅沙 | silicon sand | |
| 多晶硅 | polycrystalline silicon (used in electronics) | |
| 硅酸 | silicic acid; silicate | |
| 四氟化硅 | silicon tetrafluoride SiF4 | |
| 硅片 | silicon wafer | |
| 硅质 | siliceous; containing silica | |
| 硅肺病 | see 矽肺病[xi1 fei4 bing4] | |
| 硅晶片 | silicon chip | |
| 硅胶 | silica gel; silicone rubber | |
| 硅谷 | Silicon Valley |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 圭 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 圭 sound part | jade tablet | |
| 挂 | to suspend, to put up, to hang; suspense | |
| 鞋 | shoes, footwear in general | |
| 街 | street, road, thoroughfare | |
| 佳 | good, auspicious; beautiful; delightful | |
| 桂 | cassia, cinnamon | |
| 哇 | to vomit; an infant's cry | |
| 闺 | women's quarters; lady's apartment | |
| 蛙 | frog | |
| 奎 | a man's stride; a constellation | |
| 卦 | divination, fortune-telling | |
| 洼 | pit, hollow, depression; swamp | |
| 畦 | sections in a vegetable farm | |
| 眭 | a piercing gaze; the evil eye | |
| 筀 | bamboo (archaic) | |
| 絓 | to hinder, to obstruct | |
| 鲑 | salmon; Spheroides vermicularis | |
| 恚 | anger, rage | |
| 诖 | error, mistake; to deceive, to mislead |