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锶 (traditional 鍶) is a modern chemical character created for strontium, an alkaline earth metal. The metal radical 钅 (釒) on the left indicates that it is a metallic element, while the phonetic component 思 on the right provides its pronunciation. It was coined during the translation and standardization of the periodic table into Chinese, following the typical pattern for chemical elements: a semantic radical for the substance category paired with a phonetic component that approximates the sound of the Western name.
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