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A modern coinage for chemical nomenclature, the character 铕 is a phono-semantic compound made up of the metal radical 钅 and the phonetic 有, which together indicate a metallic substance and its pronunciation. The traditional form is 銪, employing the unsimplified metal radical 金 alongside the same phonetic element. It serves as the official translation for europium, a chemical element belonging to the lanthanide series. In line with the standard method for naming metals, the metal radical denotes the physical properties while the phonetic was selected to approximate the initial sound of the element's European-derived scientific name.
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