氢 (qīng): hydrogen (chemistry)
氢 (qīng) is a Chinese character meaning “hydrogen (chemistry).” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 气 (steam). It ranks #2817 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- hydrogen (chemistry)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 氢氧化钠 | qīng yǎng huà nà | caustic soda |
| 氢气 | qīng qì | hydrogen (gas) |
| 氢氟酸 | qīng fú suān | hydrofluoric acid HF |
| 氢弹 | qīng dàn | H-bomb |
| 硫化氢 | liú huà qīng | hydrogen sulfide H2S |
| 过氧化氢 | guò yǎng huà qīng | hydrogen peroxide H2O2 |
| 重氢 | zhòng qīng | heavy hydrogen (isotope) |
| 氯化氢 | lǜ huà qīng | hydrogen chloride HCl |
| 氢氧化物 | qīng yǎng huà wù | a hydroxide |
| 氟化氢 | fú huà qīng | hydrofluoric acid |
| 氢原子 | qīng yuán zǐ | hydrogen atom |
| 氢氧根离子 | qīng yǎng gēn lí zǐ | hydroxide ion OH- |
| 氢能源 | qīng néng yuán | hydrogen energy (energy derived from using hydrogen as a fuel) |
| 氢气球 | qīng qì qiú | hydrogen balloon |
| 超重氢 | chāo zhòng qīng | (chemistry) tritium |
氢 appears in 43 compound words: 58 as the first character, 21 as the last, and 21 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
学习氢字需要反复练习，才能写得工整。
xué xí qīng zì xū yāo fǎn fù liàn xí , cái néng xiě dé gōng zhěng .
You need to practice writing the character for "hydrogen" repeatedly to make it look neat.
...9亿元建设20万吨/年全酸性流化牀过氧化氢项目
. . . 9 yì yuán jiàn shè 2 0 wàn dūn nián quán suān xìng liú huà 牀 guò yǎng huà qīng xiàng mù
...乔石化强化绿色布局 锁定半导体材料与低碳氢等高值市场
. . . qiáo shí huà qiáng huà lǜ sè bù jú suǒ dìng bàn dǎo tǐ cái liào yǔ dī tàn qīng děng gāo zhí shì chǎng
Character Family
Frequently Asked Questions
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