磷
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(chemistry) phosphorus
- Strokes
- 17
- Radical
- 石 +12
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 磷
- Common rank
- #1,805
- Unicode
- U+78F7
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Formation & memory
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How to remember it
phosphorous · Heisig RSH #2917
石 stone + jack-o’-lantern
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 磷
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 有机磷毒剂 | organophosphorus agent | |
| 有机磷 | organophosphorus compound (often used in pesticides) | |
| 磷灰石 | (mineralogy) apatite | |
| 有机磷酸酯类 | organophosphate | |
| 双复磷 | obidoxime chloride; toxogonin | |
| 三氯化磷 | phosphorous trichloride | |
| 磷酸盐岩 | (mineralogy) phosphorite | |
| 白磷 | white phosphorus | |
| 磷石 | muscovite, mica (used in TCM) | |
| 磷光 | phosphorescence | |
| 红磷 | red phosphorus | |
| 磷火 | phosphorescence | |
| 磷酸盐 | phosphate (salt or ester of phosphoric acid) | |
| 磷矿石 | phosphate rock; phosphate ore | |
| 三氯氧磷 | phosphorous oxychloride | |
| 磷酸 | phosphoric acid | |
| 氯磷定 | pralidoxime chloride | |
| 三磷酸腺苷 | adenosine triphosphate (ATP) | |
| 二磷酸腺苷 | adenosine diphosphate (ADP) | |
| 羟基磷灰石 | hydroxyapatite (calcium phosphate mineral forming bone and tooth enamel) |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 粦 — compare how they read.