Chinese edit

 
sour; sore; ache
sour; sore; ache; acid
plain; element
trad. (酸素)
simp. #(酸素)

Pronunciation edit


Note: sàng-sò͘ & sàng-soh - borrowed from Japanese reading and they refer to oxygen mask.

Noun edit

酸素

  1. (rare, chiefly Taiwanese Hokkien) oxygen
  2. (Taiwanese Hokkien) oxygen mask

Synonyms edit

  • (oxygen): (yǎng)

References edit

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
さん
Grade: 5

Grade: 5
on’yomi
Chemical element
O
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Etymology edit

From (san, acid) +‎ (so, element), calque of Dutch zuurstof (literally sourstuff). Compare German Sauerstoff, Luxembourgish Sauerstoff, Indonesian zat asam. Coined by Japanese scientist Udagawa Yōan in 1834 in his book 遠西医方名物考補遺 (“酸素”).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(さん)() (sanso

  1. oxygen (chemical element)
  2. oxygen (molecular oxygen)

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Korean: 산소 (sanso)
  • Min Nan: 酸素 (sng-sò͘)

See also edit