氨

ān
安 + 气

Definitions

ān ammonia

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 气 represents the meaning and 安 represents the sound.

Semantic: 气 Phonetic: 安

About

The character 氨 is a modern invention, deliberately created to represent the chemical compound ammonia. It follows the phonosemantic principle: the semantic radical 气 ('gas') encloses 安 (ān, 'peace/safety'), which hints at the sound of 'ammonia' while the radical denotes a gaseous state. The character has no historical lineage; it exists solely within the modern chemical naming system, where new characters for gases are routinely formed with the gas radical and a phonetic component.

Example Sentences Hide

氨气有一种刺鼻的味道。

Ānqì yǒu yī zhǒng cìbí de wèidào.

Ammonia gas has a pungent smell.

清洁剂中常含有氨。

Qīngjié jì zhōng cháng hányǒu ān.

Cleaning agents often contain ammonia.

氨是制造化肥的重要原料。

Ān shì zhìzào huàféi de zhòngyào yuánliào.

Ammonia is an important raw material for making chemical fertilizers.

实验室里储存着氨水。

Shíyàn shì lǐ chǔcún zhe ānshuǐ.

Ammonia water is stored in the laboratory.

氨基酸是蛋白质的基本组成单位。

Ānjīsuān shì dànbáizhì de jīběn zǔchéng dānwèi.

Amino acids are the basic building blocks of proteins.

工业上通过哈伯法合成氨。

Gōngyè shàng tōngguò hābó fǎ héchéng ān.

Industrially, ammonia is synthesized by the Haber process.

氨的浓度过高会对人体造成危害。

Ān de nóngdù guò gāo huì duì réntǐ zàochéng wēihài.

Excessive concentration of ammonia can be harmful to the human body.

科学家研究氨在宇宙中的形成过程。

Kēxuéjiā yánjiū ān zài yǔzhòu zhōng de xíngchéng guòchéng.

Scientists study the formation process of ammonia in the universe.

Related Characters

Component: 安

案 按 鞍 胺 晏 铵 桉 鮟 頞 鴳 咹 垵 銨 鞌

Component: 气

汽 氧 氛 氢 氯 氮 氖 氟 氦 氲 氰 氤 氩 忾

Example Words

氨基酸 天冬氨酸 氨基 聚氨酯 色氨酸 苯丙氨酸 赖氨酸 转氨酶 丙氨酸 半胱氨酸 氨气 氨水 氨纶 甘氨酸 精氨酸 酪氨酸