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朱砂
硃砂
zhūshā
1. cinnabar
2. mercuric sulfide HgS
Uncommon • Top 26%

Character Breakdown

朱
zhū
cinnabar, vermilion; surname
6 丶
砂
shā
sand, pebbles, gravel; gritty
9 丶

Compound Words (1)

矮茎朱砂根
ǎijīngzhūshāgēn
short-stem Ardisia (Ardisia brevicaulis)

Alternate Entries

朱砂
zhūshā
cinnabar / mercuric sulfide HgS / also written [[硃砂|朱砂<zhūshā>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
22,150 of 84,292