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炔 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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炔 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
炔 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
炔 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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炔 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
炔 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

炔 Stroke Order — How to Write 炔

Stroke Order

炔 is written in 8 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 火, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

炔 Radical and Character Components

Components:火夬

炔 is a phono-semantic compound: 火 (fire) carries the meaning, while 夬 indicates the sound.

Radical: 火 + 4 more strokes

炔 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • quē

Meanings of 炔 in Chinese

1

quē炔

Alkynes, a series of organic compounds represented by the general formula CnH2n-2, characterized by at least one carbon-carbon triple bond.
炔烃是含有至少一个碳碳三键的有机化合物。
Alkynes are organic compounds containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond.

Words with 炔

  • yǐ乙quē炔Acetylene
  • quē炔tīng烃alkyne

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Questions about 炔

What does 炔 mean in Chinese?

炔 (quē) means “Alkynes” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 炔?

炔 is pronounced quē in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 炔 have?

炔 has 8 strokes.

How do you write 炔?

炔 is written in 8 strokes, starting from the radical 火. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 炔?

The radical of 炔 is 火, and 炔 is a phono-semantic compound.

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