氨
ammonia, hydrogen nitride
Strokes10
Readings
On'yomi
- アン
Kun'yomi
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Meaning
氨 centers on the chemical compound ammonia, a pungent gas composed of nitrogen and hydrogen.
Study
Etymology
氨 is a modern chemical character combining the gas radical 气 with the phonetic 安 (アン), created to represent ammonia.
Meaning mnemonic
The gas enclosure 气 surrounds 安 (peaceful, cheap), but ammonia is anything but peaceful—its sharp smell disrupts calm. Picture a peaceful room suddenly filled with pungent ammonia gas.
Reading mnemonic
For アン, imagine an ammonia bottle labeled with a big 'AN' (アン) on the side, and the gas inside is 氨.