氫 meaning and stroke order
Ammonia
How to write 氫, stroke by stroke
11 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 氫
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- hydrogen (chemistry)
How 氫 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Gas.
气 gives the meaning and 巠 hints at the sound.
Radical: 气 (air), shared by 24 characters on this site.
How to remember 氫
The 气 (qì, gas) wrapper tells you this is a gas. Inside sits 巠, the same part found in 輕 (qīng, light), so picture the lightest gas of all: hydrogen.
氫 means hydrogen and appears mostly in science and news, usually in compounds such as 氫氣 (qīngqì, hydrogen gas) and 氫彈 (qīngdàn, hydrogen bomb). Example: 水由氫和氧組成。(Shuǐ yóu qīng hé yǎng zǔchéng.) Water is made of hydrogen and oxygen.
Common mistake: Some sources gloss 氫 as ammonia, but ammonia is 氨 (ān). 氫 is hydrogen. Also keep 氫 (qīng, hydrogen) apart from 氧 (yǎng, oxygen) and 氮 (dàn, nitrogen), since all share the 气 frame.
Common words with 氫
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 氫彈 | qīngdàn | H-bomb; hydrogen bomb | |
| 氫氣 | qīngqì | hydrogen (gas) |
Questions about 氫
How many strokes are in 氫?
氫 is written with 11 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 氫 mean?
氫 (qīng) means ammonia. A common word with it is 氢弹 (qīngdàn), meaning "H-bomb; hydrogen bomb".
How do you pronounce 氫?
氫 is pronounced qīng, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 氫?
The radical of 氫 is 气, which carries the idea of "air". Dictionaries list 氫 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 氫?
氫 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 氢, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Why do so many chemical element characters use 气?
Elements that are gases at room temperature are written with the 气 (gas) component, such as 氫 hydrogen, 氧 oxygen, 氮 nitrogen and 氯 chlorine. The inner part usually hints at the sound.
How do you say hydrogen energy or a hydrogen car in Chinese?
Hydrogen energy is 氫能 (qīngnéng). A hydrogen fuel car is often called 氫能源汽車 (qīng néngyuán qìchē).