元素

Chinese

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

Etymology

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 元(げん)素(そ) (genso, “element”)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yuánsù

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˊ ㄙㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁴ sou³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngièn-su / ngiàn-su
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): goân-sò͘

  (Teochew, Peng'im): nguêng⁵ su³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: yuánsù
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄙㄨˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuansuh
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yuánsù
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛn³⁵ su⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyun⁴ sou³
    • Yale: yùhn sou
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ sou³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yun⁴ sou³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ sou̯³³/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngièn-su
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngienˇ su
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngian² su⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ɲi̯en¹¹ su⁵⁵/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngiàn-su
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngianˇ su
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngian² su⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ɲi̯an¹¹ su⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goân-sò͘
    • Tâi-lô: guân-sòo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: goansox
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɡuan²⁴⁻²² sɔ²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡuan²⁴⁻²² sɔ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡuan¹³⁻²² sɔ²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡuan²⁴⁻¹¹ sɔ¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡuan²³⁻³³ sɔ²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: nguêng⁵ su³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: nguêng sù
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋueŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ su²¹³/

Noun

元素

1. (chemistry) element
2. element (an essential characteristic)
3. (computing) element (conceptual object in a markup language)

Derived terms

• 元素週期表／元素周期表 (yuánsù zhōuqībiǎo)
• 化學元素／化学元素 (huàxué yuánsù)
• 合金元素
• 微量元素 (wēiliàng yuánsù)

• 放射性元素 (fàngshèxìng yuánsù)
• 稀土元素 (xītǔ yuánsù)
• 重元素
• 金屬元素／金属元素

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
元	素
げん Grade: 2	そ Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

元 (gen, “element”) +‎ 素 (so, “element”). Calque of Dutch hoofdstof.

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Kan’on
  • (Tokyo) げ​んそ [géꜜǹsò] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA^(key): [ɡẽ̞ɰ̃so̞]

Noun

元素(げんそ) • (genso) 

1. (chemistry) element, chemical element

Alternative forms

• 原素

Derived terms

• 希元素 (kigenso): rare element
• 希土類元素 (kidorui genso): rare earth elements
• 金属元素 (kinzoku genso): metallic element
• 人工元素 (jinkō genso): synthetic element
• 遷移元素 (sen'i genso): transition element
• 窒素族元素 (chissozoku genso): nitrogen group
• 超ウラン元素 (chōuran-genso): transuranium element
• 超重元素 (chōjū-genso): transuranium element
• 同位元素 (dōi genso): isotope
• 白金族元素 (hakkinzoku genso): platinum group metals
• ハロゲン族元素 (harogenzoku genso): halogen family elements
• 非金属元素 (hikinzoku genso): nonmetallic element
• 微量元素 (biryō genso): trace element
• 放射性元素 (hōshasei genso): radioactive element
• 四大元素 (yondai-genso): the four classical chemical elements (fire, earth, air and water)
• 元素記号 (genso kigō): chemical symbol
• 元素周期律 (genso shūkiritsu): periodic table of the elements
• 元素周期律表 (genso shūkiritsuhyō): periodic law

Descendants

• Chinese: 元素 (yuánsù)
• Korean: 원소 (wonso)
• Vietnamese: nguyên tố

References

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

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Korean

Hanja in this term
元	素

Noun

元素 • (wonso) (hangeul 원소)

1. Hanja form^? of 원소 (“chemical element”).

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
元	素

Noun

元素

1. Hán tự form of nguyên tố (“chemical element”).