Memory phrase for the Kanji: 酮

酮

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Meaning

ketone (chemistry)

Pronunciation

 tóng

Explanation

 Left: wine jar/alcohol 酉, right: the same 同 (All container 冂 have only one 一 opening 口 and it is the same.)

Mnemonic
(They are obtained by oxidation of alcohol) The alcohol can be the same when it becomes ketones.

Radicals

酉 wine, alcohol
同 same, like
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Vocabulary

 丙酮  bǐng tóng  acetone CH3COCH
 睾酮  gāo tóng  testosterone
 雄酯酮  xióng zhǐ tóng  male hormone; testosterone
 醛固酮  quán gù tóng  aldosterone
 醛固酮  quán gù tóng  

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