元
素

Element (key component of sth) in Chinese: 元素 (yuán sù)

yuán sù

element (key component of sth)

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Definitions

  1. 1element (key component of sth)
  2. 2(chemistry) element
  3. 3(math.) element (member of a set)

Stroke order

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元
素

Zhuyin

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ㄩㄢˊ

yuán

ㄩ/ üㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

ㄙㄨˋ

sù

ㄙ/ sㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 水是由两种元素组成的。

    shuǐ shì yóu liǎng zhǒng yuán sù zǔ chéng de。

    Water is made up of two elements.

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Related words

元

yuán

currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan)

素

sù

raw silk

单元

dān yuán

unit (forming an entity)

公元

gōng yuán

CE (Common Era)

朴素

pǔ sù

plain and simple

因素

yīn sù

element

元旦

yuán dàn

New Year's Day

美元

měi yuán

American dollar

素质

sù zhì

inner quality

要素

yào sù

essential factor

多元

duō yuán

poly-

激素

jī sù

hormone

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