磺 meaning and stroke order
Sulphur; brimstone
How to write 磺, stroke by stroke
16 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 磺
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- sulfur
How 磺 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. A yellow 黄 mineral 石; 黄 also provides the pronunciation.
Radical: 石 (stone), shared by 114 characters on this site.
How to remember 磺
磺 combines 石 (shí, stone) with 黄 (huáng, yellow). Picture a yellow stone, which is exactly what sulfur looks like, and 黄 also gives the sound huáng.
磺 rarely appears alone. You will mostly see it in the word 硫磺 (liúhuáng), meaning sulfur, and in some chemistry terms. Example: 温泉里有硫磺的味道。(Wēnquán li yǒu liúhuáng de wèidào.) The hot spring smells of sulfur.
Common mistake: Learners often write 黄 or 磺 interchangeably in 硫磺. Both 硫磺 and 硫黄 exist, but in standard mainland usage 硫黄 is the preferred form, and 磺 needs the 石 on the left. Do not confuse it with 璜 (huáng, a jade ornament), which has 王 on the left instead of 石.
Common words with 磺
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 硫磺 | liúhuáng | variant of 硫黃|硫黄[liu2 huang2] |
磺 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 磺
How many strokes are in 磺?
磺 is written with 16 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 磺 mean?
磺 (huáng) means sulphur; brimstone. A common word with it is 硫磺 (liúhuáng), meaning "variant of 硫黃|硫黄[liu2 huang2]".
How do you pronounce 磺?
磺 is pronounced huáng, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 磺?
The radical of 磺 is 石, which carries the idea of "stone". Dictionaries list 磺 under this radical.
Is 硫磺 or 硫黄 the correct way to write sulfur?
Both are used, and 硫磺 is listed as a variant of 硫黄. In everyday writing you will see both, while formal chemistry texts in mainland China tend to use 硫黄.
How do I say the chemical element sulfur in Chinese?
The element name is just 硫 (liú). 硫磺 refers more to the yellow mineral substance people see and smell, such as near volcanoes or hot springs.