Chinese

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primary; first; fundamental
primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty)
 
plain; element
simp. and trad.
(元素)

Pronunciation

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Note:
  • nguêng5 su3 - Chaozhou;
  • nguang5 su3 - Shantou, Jieyang.

    Noun

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    元素

    1. (chemistry) element
    2. element (an essential characteristic)
    3. (set theory) element (one of the objects in a set) (Classifier: m)
    4. (computing) element (conceptual object in a markup language)

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    Japanese

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    Kanji in this term
    げん
    Grade: 2

    Grade: 5
    on'yomi

    Etymology

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    (gen, element) +‎ (so, element). Calque of Dutch hoofdstof.

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    Noun

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    (げん)() (genso

    1. (chemistry) element, chemical element

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    References

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    • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

    Korean

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    Hanja in this term

    Noun

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    元素 (wonso) (hangeul 원소)

    1. hanja form? of 원소 (chemical element)

    Vietnamese

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    chữ Hán Nôm in this term

    Noun

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    元素

    1. chữ Hán form of nguyên tố (chemical element).