硫
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sulfur (chemistry)
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 石 +7
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 硫
- Common rank
- #1,764
- Unicode
- U+786B
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Formation & memory
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How to remember it
sulfur · Heisig RSH #1919
石 stone + baby Moses
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 硫
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 硫酸亚铁 | iron(II) sulfate; ferrous sulfate | |
| 二氧化硫 | sulfur dioxide SO2 | |
| 亚硫酸 | sulfurous acid H2SO3 | |
| 硫酸铁 | ferrous sulfate | |
| 二硫化碳 | carbon disulfide | |
| 硫化 | vulcanization (curing rubber using sulfur and heat) | |
| 硫黄 | sulfur | |
| 次亚硫酸钠 | sodium hyposulfide Na2S2O3 (hypo) | |
| 硫酸盐 | sulfate | |
| 硫球 | Luzon, island of the Philippines; the Ryukyu islands | |
| 二硫基丙醇 | dimercaprol | |
| 甲硫氨酸 | methionine (Met), an essential amino acid | |
| 硫酸 | sulfuric acid | |
| 硫酸铜 | copper sulfate CuSO4 | |
| 硫化氢 | hydrogen sulfide H2S; sulfureted hydrogen | |
| 二硫键 | disulfide (chemistry) | |
| 硫胺素 | thiamine; vitamin B1 | |
| 六氟化硫 | sulfur hexafluoride | |
| 硫代硫酸钠 | sodium hyposulfide; sodium thiosulfate | |
| 硫黄鹀 | (bird species of China) yellow bunting (Emberiza sulphurata) |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 㐬 — compare how they read.