胺 meaning and stroke order
Amine
How to write 胺, 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 胺
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- (chemistry) amine
- colloquial pr. [an1]; Taiwan pr. [an1]
How 胺 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Organic compound.
⺼ gives the meaning and 安 hints at the sound.
Radical: ⺼ (meat), shared by 176 characters on this site.
How to remember 胺
The flesh radical ⺼ points to organic, body-related chemistry, and 安 (ān) gives the sound. Think of an amine as a calm 安 molecule found in living tissue ⺼.
胺 (àn) is a technical chemistry word that appears mostly in compound names. Example: 氨基酸含有胺基。(Ānjīsuān hányǒu ànjī.) Amino acids contain an amine group.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 胺 (amine) with 氨 (ān, ammonia), which uses the gas radical 气. Both are chemistry words with almost the same sound, so check the radical to see which compound is meant.
Questions about 胺
How many strokes are in 胺?
胺 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 胺 mean?
胺 (àn) means amine.
How do you pronounce 胺?
胺 is pronounced àn, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 胺?
The radical of 胺 is ⺼, which carries the idea of "meat". Dictionaries list 胺 under this radical.
Why do some people say ān instead of àn for 胺?
The dictionary lists àn as the standard reading. In everyday speech and in Taiwan, people often say it in the first tone, ān, like its phonetic part 安.
What are some common words that use 胺?
You will see it in chemical and drug names such as 多巴胺 (duōbā'àn, dopamine) and 组胺 (zǔ'àn, histamine). It rarely appears outside scientific or health contexts.