碲 meaning and stroke order
Tellurium
How to write 碲, stroke by stroke
14 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 碲
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- tellurium (chemistry)
How 碲 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Mineral.
石 gives the meaning and 帝 hints at the sound.
Radical: 石 (stone), shared by 114 characters on this site.
How to remember 碲
碲 combines 石 (shí, stone) for the meaning "mineral" with 帝 (dì, emperor) for the sound. Picture an emperor's stone: a rare mineral element called tellurium, read just like 帝 (dì).
碲 is used almost only as the name of the chemical element tellurium (Te) and in compound names. You will see it in chemistry, materials science, and solar panel contexts. Example: 碲化镉太阳能电池 (dì huà gé tàiyángnéng diànchí), cadmium telluride solar cells.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes confuse 碲 with 蒂 (dì, stem of a fruit) or 缔 (dì, to form, as in 缔结), since all share 帝 and the same sound. Remember the 石 stone radical marks the mineral element.
Questions about 碲
How many strokes are in 碲?
碲 is written with 14 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 碲 mean?
碲 (dì) means tellurium.
How do you pronounce 碲?
碲 is pronounced dì, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 碲?
The radical of 碲 is 石, which carries the idea of "stone". Dictionaries list 碲 under this radical.
Why do so many chemical element characters look similar to 碲?
Chinese element names usually follow a pattern. A semantic part shows the element's type, such as 石 for nonmetal solids, 钅 for metals, and 气 for gases, plus a phonetic part that gives the sound. 碲 follows this pattern with 石 and 帝.
How do you say telluride in Chinese?
Compounds of tellurium use 碲化 (dì huà) before the other element, for example 碲化铋 (dì huà bì), bismuth telluride. The word 碲化物 (dì huà wù) means telluride in general.