胺 (àn): (chemistry) amine
胺 (àn) is a Chinese character meaning “(chemistry) amine.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of ⺼ (semantic) and 安 (phonetic). It ranks #2977 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 胺 organic compound. Its radical form 肉 (meat) appears in many related characters such as 能 (néng, can), 肩 (jiān, shoulder), 胸 (xiōng, chest).
Definitions
- (chemistry) amine
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 磺胺 | huáng àn | sulfa drugs |
| 组胺noun | zǔ àn | histamine (a biogenic amine involved in local immune responses) |
| 组织胺noun | zǔ zhī àn | histamine |
| 苯胺 | běn àn | (chemistry) aniline (C6H5NH2) |
| 莱克多巴胺 | lái kè duō bā àn | (organic chemistry) (loanword) ractopamine |
| 沙利度胺 | shā lì dù àn | thalidomide |
| 多巴胺 | duō bā àn | dopamine |
| 抗组胺药 | kàng zǔ àn yào | antihistamine |
| 抗组织胺noun | kàng zǔ zhī àn | antihistamine |
| 抗组胺剂 | kàng zǔ àn jì | antihistamine |
| 色胺酸 | sè àn suān | (Tw) tryptophan |
| 胺基酸noun | àn jī suān | (Tw) amino acid |
| 三聚氰胺noun | sān jù qíng àn | melamine C3H6N6 |
| 二氯胺noun | èr lǜ àn | (chemistry) dichloramine |
| 天冬酰胺noun | tiān dōng xiān àn | asparagine (Asn), an amino acid |
胺 appears in 46 compound words: 2 as the first character, 70 as the last, and 28 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
裸露皮肤涂抹含避蚊胺或派卡瑞丁成分的合规驱蚊剂,婴儿要以蚊帐等物理防护为主。
luǒ lù pí fū tú mǒ hán bì wén àn huò pài kǎ ruì dīng chéng fēn de hé guī qū wén jì , yīng ér yào yǐ wén zhàng děng wù lǐ fáng hù wéi zhǔ .
Apply approved insect repellents containing DEET or picaridin to exposed skin; for infants, rely primarily on physical protection such as mosquito nets.
影响消化、营养缺乏 贝类、淡水鱼中含有硫胺素酶,会分解食物中的维生素B1。
yǐng xiǎng xiāo huà , yíng yǎng quē fá bèi lèi , dàn shuǐ yú zhōng hán yǒu liú àn sù méi , huì fēn jiě shí wù zhōng de wéi shēng sù B 1 .
Effects on Digestion and Nutritional Deficiencies: Shellfish and freshwater fish contain thiaminase, which breaks down vitamin B1 in food.
魏钦令指出,多巴胺奖赏系统失衡是成瘾的核心。
wèi qīn lìng zhǐ chū , duō bā àn jiǎng shǎng xì tǒng shī héng shì chéng yǐn de hé xīn .
Wei Qinling pointed out that an imbalance in the dopamine reward system is at the core of addiction.
游戏、短视频快速刺激多巴胺分泌,不断抬高快乐感知标准。
yóu xì , duǎn shì pín kuài sù cì jī duō bā àn fēn mì , bù duàn tái gāo kuài lè gǎn zhī biāo zhǔn .
Video games and short videos rapidly stimulate the release of dopamine, constantly raising the bar for what we perceive as pleasure.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the ⺼ (organic compound) component
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