Definitions

zōng an organic compound

Etymology phono-semantic

organic compound

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About

腙 is a modern phono-semantic compound created for organic chemistry to translate "hydrazone". It uses the left-side semantic radical 月 (historically "flesh", now indicating organic compounds) and the right-side phonetic component 宗, which provides the pronunciation. Coined as a specialized scientific term, it lacks classical usage and functions solely as a technical identifier for organic compounds with a carbon-nitrogen double bond derived from hydrazine.