Memory phrase for the character: 汞

汞

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Meaning

mercury (chemistry)

Pronunciation

gǒng

Explanation

 Top: build, work 工, bottom: water 水

Mnemonic
 
(Both are liquid:) It's built like water: mercury.

Radicals

工 work, to buildCross sectional view of a H-steel beam for building or making.
水 water




 Vocabulary

氧化汞 yǎng huà gǒng  mercuric oxide (HgO)
升汞 shēng gǒng  mercuric chloride (HgCl)
甘汞 gān gǒng  calomel or mercurous chloride (Hg2Cl2)
甘汞 gān gǒng  

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