鋁 meaning and stroke order
Aluminum
How to write 鋁, 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 鋁
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- aluminum (chemistry)
How 鋁 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Metal.
釒 gives the meaning and 吕 hints at the sound.
Radical: 釒 (gold), shared by 135 characters on this site.
How to remember 鋁
The metal radical 釒 on the left tells you this is a metal. 吕 (lǚ) on the right gives the sound, so 鋁 (lǚ) is the metal that sounds like 吕: aluminum.
鋁 is mostly used in compounds about materials and products, such as 鋁箔 (lǚbó, aluminum foil) and 鋁合金 (lǚhéjīn, aluminum alloy). Example: 這個罐子是鋁做的。(Zhège guànzi shì lǚ zuò de.) This can is made of aluminum.
Common mistake: Learners often write the right side as 呂 with a connecting stroke or mix it up with 侶 (lǚ, companion), which has the person radical instead of metal. Also keep the third tone and the ü sound. It is lǚ, not lǔ.
Questions about 鋁
How many strokes are in 鋁?
鋁 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 鋁 mean?
鋁 (lǚ) means aluminum.
How do you pronounce 鋁?
鋁 is pronounced lǚ, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 鋁?
The radical of 鋁 is 釒, which carries the idea of "gold". Dictionaries list 鋁 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 鋁?
鋁 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 铝, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the simplified form of 鋁?
In simplified Chinese it is written 铝. The metal radical changes from 釒 to 钅, and the pronunciation lǚ stays the same.
How do you type lǚ with pinyin input?
Most pinyin keyboards use the letter v for ü, so you type lv and then pick 鋁 or 铝 from the list.