Memory phrase for the character: 铀

铀

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Meaning

uranium (chemistry, U)

Pronunciation

yóu

Explanation

 Left: metal 钅/金, right: cause, reason 由 (The seedling/sprout 丨 in the field 田 has its reason.)

Mnemonic
 
(When used as a bomb:) The metal that breaks like a sprout 丨 out of its husk 田 is: uranium.

Radicals

金 gold, metalThis radical is always on the left side of a character.
由 reason, causeFirst, the root shoot 丨 bursts its shell 田 (cf. armor, shield 甲). And this gives the sprout丨 on the field 田 its reason 由.




 Vocabulary

高浓缩铀 gāo nóng suō yóu  highly enriched uranium (HEU)
铀浓缩 yóu nóng suō  uranium enrichment
钒钾铀矿石 fán jiǎ yóu kuàng shí  carnotite
 

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