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汞 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
汞 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
汞 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
汞 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
汞 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
汞 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
汞 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
汞 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
汞 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
汞 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

汞 Stroke Order — How to Write 汞

Stroke Order

汞 is written in 7 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 水, 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.

汞 Radical and Character Components

Components:工水

汞 is a phono-semantic compound: 水 (water) carries the meaning, while 工 indicates the sound.

Radical: 水 + 3 more strokes

汞 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • gǒng

Meanings of 汞 in Chinese

1

gǒng汞

A metallic chemical element, usually a silvery-white liquid at room temperature; mercury.
汞是一种有毒的重金属。
Mercury is a toxic heavy metal.

Common Words and Phrases with 汞

1
gǒng汞cáo槽
A mercury container or tank, often equipped with transducers at its ends, used in mercury delay lines.
科学家们在实验中使用了精密的汞槽来研究声波在水银中的传播特性。
Scientists used a precise mercury trough in the experiment to study the propagation characteristics of sound waves in mercury.
2
gǒng汞hú弧
A mercury arc is an electric discharge through mercury vapor, typically in a glass or quartz tube, that emits blue-green light and ultraviolet rays, used for purposes such as sterilization, photography, or in rectifiers.
这种特殊灯具利用汞弧放电产生紫外线，可以有效地用于饮用水的消毒处理。
This special lamp utilizes mercury arc discharge to generate ultraviolet light, which can be effectively employed for the disinfection of drinking water.
3
gǒng汞zhù柱
A pressure measured in inches or millimeters of mercury.
技师检查了发动机的进气歧管，发现汞柱读数异常。
The technician checked the engine's intake manifold and found an abnormal mercury column reading.

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Questions about 汞

What does 汞 mean in Chinese?

汞 (gǒng) means “A metallic chemical element, usually a silvery-white liquid at room temperature; mercury” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 汞?

汞 is pronounced gǒng in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 汞 have?

汞 has 7 strokes.

How do you write 汞?

汞 is written in 7 strokes, starting from the radical 水. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 汞?

The radical of 汞 is 水, and 汞 is a phono-semantic compound.