酚 meaning and stroke order
Carbolic acid; phenol
How to write 酚, 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 酚
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- (bound form) phenol
How 酚 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Chemical.
酉 gives the meaning and 分 hints at the sound.
Radical: 酉 (wine), shared by 67 characters on this site.
How to remember 酚
酚 combines 酉 (yǒu), a wine jar that often marks liquids and chemicals, with 分 (fēn), which gives the sound. Picture a chemist's jar labeled fēn: a bottle of phenol.
酚 is a bound form used mainly in chemistry and medicine, appearing inside compound words rather than alone. Common words include 苯酚 (běnfēn, phenol) and 酚酞 (fēntài, phenolphthalein). Example: 实验室里有一瓶苯酚。 (Shíyànshì li yǒu yì píng běnfēn.) There is a bottle of phenol in the lab.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes confuse 酚 with 芬 (fēn, fragrant), as in 芬芳. They sound identical, but 芬 has the grass radical 艹 on top, while 酚 has 酉 on the left for chemicals.
酚 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 酚
How many strokes are in 酚?
酚 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 酚 mean?
酚 (fēn) means carbolic acid; phenol.
How do you pronounce 酚?
酚 is pronounced fēn, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 酚?
The radical of 酚 is 酉, which carries the idea of "wine". Dictionaries list 酚 under this radical.
How do you say phenol in everyday Chinese?
The standard term is 苯酚 (běnfēn). An older name is 石炭酸 (shítànsuān), which matches the English term carbolic acid.
Why do so many chemistry characters use 酉?
酉 originally relates to wine and fermentation, so it appears in characters for liquids and chemical substances. Examples include 酒 (jiǔ, alcohol), 醇 (chún, alcohol in chemistry), and 酸 (suān, acid).