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  hung3 hung6   jyutping
  gong3   pinyin
mercury; quicksilver; hydrargyrum (Hg)

1. is commonly known as 水銀.
2. Jyutping hung3 is standard reading; hung6 is variant.
noun
Stroke count: 7
Level: 3
Radical: (#85)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 2532 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on and last edited on 29th Sep 2013 14:52

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detail  gam1 hung3  gan1 gong3 = calomel
detail  hung4 hung3  hong2 gong3 = mercurochrome
detail  lau4 lau5 hung3  liu2 liu3 gong3 = thimerosal (Merthiolate)
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