钚 meaning and stroke order
Plutonium
How to write 钚, stroke by stroke
9 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 钚
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- plutonium (chemistry)
How 钚 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Metal.
钅 gives the meaning and 不 hints at the sound.
Radical: 钅 (gold), shared by 223 characters on this site.
How to remember 钚
钚 combines the metal radical 钅 with 不 (bù), which gives the sound. Think of plutonium as the metal you should "not" (不) touch, since it is radioactive.
钚 is used almost only as the name of the chemical element plutonium, in science, energy and news about nuclear weapons. Example: 这个反应堆使用钚作燃料。 (Zhège fǎnyìngduī shǐyòng bù zuò ránliào.) This reactor uses plutonium as fuel.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write 钋 (pō, polonium) or 铀 (yóu, uranium) by mistake, since all are radioactive metals with the 钅 radical. Also note 钚 is always fourth tone bù, unlike 不, which often changes to bú before another fourth tone.
Questions about 钚
How many strokes are in 钚?
钚 is written with 9 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 钚 mean?
钚 (bù) means plutonium.
How do you pronounce 钚?
钚 is pronounced bù, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 钚?
The radical of 钚 is 钅, which carries the idea of "gold". Dictionaries list 钚 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 钚?
The traditional form of 钚 is 鈈. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 钚 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
How do you say uranium and plutonium together in Chinese?
Uranium is 铀 (yóu) and plutonium is 钚 (bù). You may see them together in phrases like 铀和钚 (yóu hé bù) in articles about nuclear fuel.
Is 钚 used in everyday conversation?
Rarely. It mostly appears in technical texts, textbooks and news reports, often in terms like 钚弹 (bù dàn, plutonium bomb) or 武器级钚 (wǔqì jí bù, weapons-grade plutonium).