硫 (lau4 | liu2) : sulphur

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硫

lau4

liu2

sulphur (S); sulfur

Stroke count: 12

Level: 3

Radical: 石 (#112)

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

硫

This word has been viewed 2628 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 31st Dec 2010 14:29

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硫磺 lau4 wong4 liu2 huang2 = sulphur (U.S.: sulfur)

棒硫 paang5 lau4 bang4 liu2 = roll sulphur

硫粉 lau4 fan2 liu2 fen3 = [化] sulphur powder, sulfur powder

二硫基丙醇 ji6 lau4 gei1 bing2 seon4 er4 liu2 ji1 bing3 chun2 = dimercaprol

二氧化硫 ji6 joeng5 faa3 lau4 er4 yang3 hua4 liu2 = [化] sulphur dioxide, sulfur dioxide

硫球 lau4 kau4 liu2 qiu2 = the Ryukyu islands

硫酸 lau4 syun1 liu2 suan1 = sulfuric acid; sulfate

硫柳汞 lau4 lau5 hung3 liu2 liu3 gong3 = thimerosal (Merthiolate)

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Decimal representation of this word: 硫
Unicode code for this character: U+786b (off-site link)

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