氯 (lǜ): chlorine (chemistry)
氯 (lǜ) is a Chinese character meaning “chlorine (chemistry).” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 气 (semantic) and 录 (phonetic). It ranks #2789 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 氯 gas. Its radical form 气 (steam) appears in many related characters such as 气 (qì, gas), 氛 (fēn, miasma), 氧 (yǎng, oxygen (chemistry)).
Definitions
- chlorine (chemistry)
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 氯气noun | lǜ qì | chlorine |
| 氯化钾noun | lǜ huà jiǎ | potassium chloride |
| 氯化物noun | lǜ huà wù | chloride |
| 氯化钠noun | lǜ huà nà | sodium chloride NaCl |
| 聚氯乙烯noun | jù lǜ yǐ xī | polyvinyl chloride (PVC) |
| 次氯酸noun | cì lǜ suān | hypochlorous acid HOCl (bleach) |
| 氯化氢noun | lǜ huà qīng | hydrogen chloride HCl |
| 氯霉素noun | lǜ méi sù | (pharmacology) chloramphenicol |
| 氯丁橡胶 | lǜ dīng xiàng jiāo | neoprene |
| 三氯化铁noun | sān lǜ huà tiě | ferric chloride FeCl3 |
| 氯单质 | lǜ dān zhì | molecular chlorine |
| 氯化苦noun | lǜ huà kǔ | chloropicrin |
| 氯化银 | lǜ huà yín | silver chloride AgCl |
| 双氯灭痛 | shuāng lǜ miè tòng | diclofenac painkiller |
| 多氯联苯noun | duō lǜ lián běn | polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) |
氯 appears in 51 compound words: 55 as the first character, 4 as the last, and 41 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 氯 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (6)
Example Sentences
氯字虽然难写，但意思很有趣。
lǜ zì suī rán nán xiě , dàn yì sī hěn yǒu qù .
Although the character for "chlorine" is difficult to write, its meaning is quite interesting.
餐具煮沸15分钟以上或用含氯消毒剂彻底消毒。
cān jù zhǔ fèi 1 5 fēn zhōng yǐ shàng huò yòng hán lǜ xiāo dú jì chè de xiāo dú .
Boil tableware for at least 15 minutes or thoroughly disinfect it with a chlorine-based disinfectant.
行李内茶叶藏氯胺酮 酒店内番枧藏冰毒 海关拘两男检34...
háng lǐ nèi chá xié zàng lǜ 胺 酮 jiǔ diàn nèi fān 枧 zàng bīng dú hǎi guān jū liǎng nán jiǎn 3 4 . . .
Ketamine Found in Tea Leaves in Luggage; Methamphetamine Found in Soap at Hotel; Customs Detains Two Men and Seizes 34...
“过敏季”正式拉开帷幕,氯雷他定和西替利嗪怎么选?专家解答
guò mǐn jì zhèng shì lā kāi wéi mù , lǜ léi tā dìng hé xī tì lì 嗪 zěn má xuǎn ? zhuān jiā jiě dā
Allergy season is officially here—how should you choose between loratadine and cetirizine? Experts weigh in
Character Family
气 Radical Family — Characters sharing the steam radical
Homophones — Characters pronounced lǜ
Frequently Asked Questions
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