酮 (tóng): ketone
酮 (tóng) is a Chinese character meaning “ketone.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 酉 (semantic) and 同 (phonetic). It ranks #3034 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 酮 chemical. Its radical form 酉 (wine) appears in many related characters such as 酗 (xù, drunk), 酝 (yùn, to brew), 配 (pèi, to join).
Definitions
- ketone
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 丙酮noun | bǐng tóng | acetone CH3COCH |
| 硅酮 | guī tóng | silicone |
| 黄体酮 | huáng tǐ tóng | progesterone |
| 黄酮类化合物 | huáng tóng lèi huà hé wù | flavonoid (chemistry) |
| 美他沙酮noun | měi tā shā tóng | metaxalone |
| 美沙酮 | měi shā tóng | methadone |
| 类黄酮 | lèi huáng tóng | flavonoid (biochemistry) |
| 生酮饮食noun | shēng tóng yǐn shí | ketogenic diet |
| 纳洛酮noun | nà luò tóng | naloxone (medication) (loanword) |
| 酮基 | tóng jī | ketone group |
| 黄酮noun | huáng tóng | flavone |
| 氯安酮 | lǜ ān tóng | ketamine |
| 安眠酮noun | ān mián tóng | methaqualone |
| 木酮糖noun | mù tóng táng | xylulose (type of sugar) |
| 对氨基苯丙酮 | duì ān jī běn bǐng tóng | p-aminopropiophenone |
酮 appears in 36 compound words: 6 as the first character, 72 as the last, and 22 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Example Sentences
沙棘干叶药性平和，刺激性更低，黄酮含量更丰富，有助于消食化滞、健脾和胃。
shā jí gān yè yào xìng píng hé , cì jī xìng gèng dī , huáng tóng hán liàng gèng fēng fù , yǒu zhù yú xiāo shí huà zhì , jiàn pí hé wèi .
Dried sea buckthorn leaves have a mild medicinal nature, are less irritating, and are richer in flavonoids, which help aid digestion, relieve food stagnation, and strengthen the spleen and stomach.
现代研究表明，荷叶富含荷叶碱、黄酮类等成分，有降脂减肥、抗氧化等作用。
xiàn dài yán jiū biǎo míng , hé yè fù hán hé yè jiǎn , huáng tóng lèi děng chéng fēn , yǒu jiàng zhī jiǎn féi , kàng yǎng huà děng zuò yòng .
Modern research shows that lotus leaves are rich in compounds such as lotus leaf alkaloids and flavonoids, and have lipid-lowering, weight-loss, and antioxidant effects.
吡喹酮是临床一线驱虫特效药，但不能作为预防性药物自行服用。
吡 喹 tóng shì lín chuáng yī xiàn qū chóng tè xiào yào , dàn bù néng zuò wéi yù fáng xìng yào wù zì xíng fú yòng .
Pyrantel is a first-line anthelmintic drug used in clinical practice, but it should not be taken on one’s own as a preventive measure.
紧急避孕药有哪些?左炔诺孕酮和乌利司他哪种效果更好
jǐn jí bì yùn yào yǒu nǎ xiē ? zuǒ 炔 nuò yùn 酮 hé wū lì sī tā nǎ zhǒng xiào guǒ gēng hǎo
What are the emergency contraceptives? Which is better, levonorgestrel or uliplistat
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 酉 (chemical) component
Homophones — Characters pronounced tóng
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