磷 (lín): (chemistry) phosphorus
磷 (lín) is a Chinese character meaning “(chemistry) phosphorus.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 石 (semantic) and 粦 (phonetic). It ranks #3310 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 磷 mineral. Its radical form 石 (stone) appears in many related characters such as 石 (shí, stone), 破 (pò, break), 研 (yán, to research, to grind).
Definitions
- (chemistry) phosphorus
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 磷酸noun | lín suān | phosphoric acid |
| 磷光 | lín guāng | phosphorescence |
| 磷脂noun | lín zhī | phospholipid |
| 白磷noun | bái lín | white phosphorus |
| 有机磷 | yǒu jī lín | organophosphorus compound (often used in pesticides) |
| 磷酸盐noun | lín suān yán | phosphate (salt or ester of phosphoric acid) |
| 磷酸钙noun | lín suān gài | calcium phosphate (Ca3(PO4)2), inorganic salt used in fertilizers and food additives |
| 磷灰石noun | lín huī shí | (mineralogy) apatite |
| 红磷noun | hóng lín | red phosphorus |
| 磷肥 | lín féi | phosphate fertilizer |
| 有机磷毒剂 | yǒu jī lín dú jì | organophosphorus agent |
| 有机磷酸酯类 | yǒu jī lín suān zhǐ lèi | organophosphate |
| 双复磷 | shuāng fù lín | obidoxime chloride |
| 三氯化磷noun | sān lǜ huà lín | phosphorous trichloride |
| 羟基磷灰石 | qiǎng jī lín huī shí | hydroxyapatite (calcium phosphate mineral forming bone and tooth enamel) |
磷 appears in 33 compound words: 48 as the first character, 21 as the last, and 30 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 磷 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
另外,这款新车还将搭载弗迪磷酸铁锂电池。
lìng wài , zhè kuǎn xīn chē hái jiāng dā zài fú dí lín suān tiě 锂 diàn chí .
In addition, this new model will be equipped with a Fudi lithium iron phosphate battery.
这三种鲸鱼在夏季觅食季节至少会消耗 80 万吨鱼类和磷虾。
zhè sān zhǒng jīng yú zài xià jì mì shí jì jié zhì shǎo huì xiāo hào 8 0 wàn dūn yú lèi hé lín xiā .
These three species of whales consume at least 800,000 metric tons of fish and krill during the summer feeding season.
鱼油、磷虾油、海参肽……这些来自海洋的保健食品,正走进越来越多家庭。
yú yóu , lín xiā yóu , hǎi cān tài zhè xiē lái zì hǎi yáng de bǎo jiàn shí pǐn , zhèng zǒu jìn yuè lái yuè duō jiā tíng .
Fish oil, krill oil, sea cucumber peptides… These health supplements derived from the ocean are finding their way into more and more households.
新能源汽车和储能电池的重要原材料:磷酸铁锂价格一年翻倍,需求依然旺盛
xīn néng yuán qì chē hé chǔ néng diàn chí de chóng yào yuán cái liào : lín suān tiě 锂 jià gé yī nián fān bèi , xū qiú yī rán wàng shèng
Key Raw Material for New Energy Vehicles and Energy Storage Batteries: Lithium Iron Phosphate Prices Have Doubled in a Year, and Demand Remains Strong
鸡蛋中的脂肪含量的确不低,但饱和脂肪的含量并不高,且含有对调节血脂水平有利的卵磷脂。
jī dàn zhōng de zhī fáng hán liàng de què bù dī , dàn bǎo hé zhī fáng de hán liàng bìng bù gāo , qiě hán yǒu duì diào jié xiě zhī shuǐ píng yǒu lì de luǎn lín zhī .
Eggs do contain a fair amount of fat, but their saturated fat content is not particularly high, and they contain lecithin, which helps regulate blood lipid levels.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 石 (mineral) component
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