元素

Chinese

 
primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty)
plain; element
simp. and trad.
(元素)

Etymology

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese  (げん) () (genso, element)

Pronunciation


Noun

元素

  1. (chemistry) element
  2. element (an essential characteristic)
  3. (computing) element (conceptual object in a markup language)

Derived terms


Japanese

Kanji in this term
げん
Grade: 2

Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

(gen, element) + (so, element). Calque of Dutch hoofdstof.

Pronunciation

Noun

元素 (hiragana げんそ, rōmaji genso)

  1. (chemistry) element, chemical element

Alternative forms

  • 原素

Derived terms

  • 希元素 (kigenso): rare element
  • 希土類元素 (kidorui genso): rare earth elements
  • 金属元素 (kinzoku genso): metallic element
  • 人工元素 (jinkō genso): synthetic element
  • 遷移元素 (sen'i genso): transition element
  • 窒素族元素 (chissozoku genso): nitrogen group
  • 超ウラン元素 (chōuran-genso): transuranium element
  • 超重元素 (chōjū-genso): transuranium element
  • 同位元素 (dōi genso): isotope
  • 白金族元素 (hakkinzoku genso): platinum group metals
  • ハロゲン族元素 (harogenzoku genso): halogen family elements
  • 非金属元素 (hikinzoku genso): nonmetallic element
  • 微量元素 (biryō genso): trace element
  • 放射性元素 (hōshasei genso): radioactive element
  • 四大元素 (yondai-genso): the four classical chemical elements (fire, earth, air and water)
  • 元素記号 (genso kigō): chemical symbol
  • 元素周期律 (genso shūkiritsu): periodic table of the elements
  • 元素周期律表 (genso shūkiritsuhyō): periodic law

Descendants

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

元素 (wonso) (hangeul 원소)

  1. Hanja form? of 원소 (chemical element).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word

Noun

元素

  1. Hán tự form of nguyên tố (chemical element).
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