氨 meaning and stroke order
Ammonia
How to write 氨, stroke by stroke
10 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 氨
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- ammonia
How 氨 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Gas.
气 gives the meaning and 安 hints at the sound.
Radical: 气 (air), shared by 24 characters on this site.
How to remember 氨
氨 (ān) is a gas, so it sits under 气 (qì, gas). Inside is 安 (ān, peace), which gives the sound: a gas called ān.
氨 is a chemistry word for ammonia, the gas. It shows up mostly in science, farming, and industry words, such as 氨水 (ānshuǐ, ammonia water) and 氨基酸 (ānjīsuān, amino acid). Example: 这种肥料含有氨。(Zhè zhǒng féiliào hányǒu ān.) This fertilizer contains ammonia.
Common mistake: Learners mix up 氨 (ān, ammonia) with 氮 (dàn, nitrogen) because both are gases written under 气. Some also say it with a fourth tone like 按 (àn), but 氨 takes the first tone, the same as 安.
氨 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 氨
How many strokes are in 氨?
氨 is written with 10 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 氨 mean?
氨 (ān) means ammonia.
How do you pronounce 氨?
氨 is pronounced ān, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 氨?
The radical of 氨 is 气, which carries the idea of "air". Dictionaries list 氨 under this radical.
What does 氨基酸 mean?
氨基酸 (ānjīsuān) means amino acid. 氨基 (ānjī) is the amino group, and 酸 (suān) means acid. You will see it on nutrition labels and in biology.
Why do so many chemistry characters use 气?
Chinese names for elements and compounds that are gases at room temperature are usually written under 气. Examples are 氧 (yǎng, oxygen), 氢 (qīng, hydrogen), and 氮 (dàn, nitrogen). The other part usually hints at the sound, as 安 does in 氨.