Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 锡
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锡 |
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Meaning |
tin (chemistry), to bestow, confer, grant |
Pronunciation |
xī |
Explanation |
Left: metal 钅/金, right: warming sun 易 |
Mnemonic
| This metal has such a low melting point (231°C), that almost the warming sun can melt it: tin. |
Radicals
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金
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gold, metal | (This radical is always on the left side of a character.) |
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易
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easy, change | (At the top the sun 日 and below its shining 勿: This makes it easy!) |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 拉瓦锡 |
Lā wǎ xī |
Antoine Lavoisier (1743-1794), French nobleman and scientist, considered the father of modern chemistry | | 锡矿 |
xī kuàng |
tin ore | | 阎锡山 |
Yán Xī shān |
Yan Xishan (1883-1960), warlord in Shanxi |
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