Memory phrase for the character: 硫

硫

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Meaning

sulfur (chemistry)

Pronunciation

liú

Explanation

 Left: stone 石, right: 㐬 (here as a var. of: 'to flow' 流) (㐬 = newborn baby [character for child 子 upside down = coming with head first], [amniotic] fluid 川)

Mnemonic
 
[melting point 115°C] The stone that can flow is sulfur.

Radicals

石 stoneShows a variation of cliff 厂 with a stone 囗 below.
㐬 new born babyChild 子 turned upside down: the child comes with head first), below: water/amniotic fluid 川.
new born babyCharacter for child 子 but upside down as the head comes first at birth.
川 riverThe water 水 was simplified as three lines and symbolizes the flow of the river.




 Vocabulary

二氧化硫 èr yǎng huà liú  sulfur dioxide SO2
硫酸 liú suān  sulfuric acid H2SO4; sulfate
硫酸铜 liú suān tóng  copper sulfate CuSO4
硫化 liú huà  vulcanization (curing rubber using sulfur and heat)
硫酸铝 liú suān lǚ  aluminum sulfate
硫磺 liú huáng  sulfur
硫酸钡 liú suān bèi  barium sulfate
硫酸钡 liú suān bèi  

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