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硅

guī

silicon

🔤 Pictophonetic: 石 (mineral) provides meaning, 圭 provides pronunciation

HSK 11 strokes Uncommon (34%)

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Component Breakdown

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⿰石圭 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

shí

石

stone, rock, mineral

💡 Ideographic: A rock 口 at the base of a cliff 厂

5 strokes HSK 5

chǎng

厂

cliff; factory, workshop; building

2 strokes HSK 5

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

guī

圭

jade tablet

💡 Ideographic: A stack of tablets

6 strokes

tǔ

土

soil, earth; items made of earth

📷 Pictographic: A lump of clay on a potter's wheel

3 strokes HSK 5

shí

十

ten, tenth; complete; perfect

2 strokes HSK 1

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

tǔ

土

soil, earth; items made of earth

📷 Pictographic: A lump of clay on a potter's wheel

3 strokes HSK 5

shí

十

ten, tenth; complete; perfect

2 strokes HSK 1

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

Words Using 硅 (27)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

silicic acid / silicate

guīsuān

硅酸 ↗

silicic acid / silicate

silicosis (occupational disease of miners) / grinder's disease / also written [[矽末病]]

guīfèibìng

硅肺病 ↗

silicosis (occupational disease of miners) / grinder's disease / also written [[矽末病]]

硅藻 ↗

guīzǎo

diatom (single-celled phytoplankton)

guīzǎo

硅藻 ↗

diatom (single-celled phytoplankton)

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