𣱧

𣱧 U+23C67, 𣱧 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-23C67 ← 𣱦 [U+23C66] CJK Unified Ideographs Extension B 𣱨 → [U+23C68]

Translingual

Han character

𣱧 (Kangxi radical 84, 气+9, 13 strokes, cangjie input 人弓竹十土 (ONHJG), composition ⿹气重)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 600, character 2
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2013, character 10
• Unihan data for U+23C67

Chinese

simp. and trad.		𣱧

Glyph origin

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : 气 (“gas”) + 重 (“heavy”), as it was the heaviest gaseous element (at room temperature) at that time. 重 is also the phonetic component.

Etymology

From 重 (zhòng, “heavy”). Deprecated, as it does not follow the trend of using phonetic borrowing in chemical elements.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhòng (zhong⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhòng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhòng
    • Wade–Giles: chung⁴
    • Yale: jùng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jonq
    • Palladius: чжун (čžun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹/

Definitions

𣱧

1. (chemistry, obsolete) xenon

Synonyms

• 氙 (xiān)
• 氠 (shēn) (obsolete)
• 氥 (xī) (obsolete)