Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 硫


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Meaning

sulfur (chemistry)

Pronunciation

liú

Explanation

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

Mnemonic

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

Radicals

stone
new born baby(Child turned upside down: the child comes with head first), below: water/amniotic fluid .)
new born baby(Character for child , but turned upside down: the baby at birth comes first.)
river
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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

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