砒
arsenic
Readings
On'yomi
- ヒ
- ヘイ
Kun'yomi
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Meaning
砒 centers on the chemical element arsenic, a toxic metalloid. The meaning is narrow and technical, with no common abstract extensions.
Most common words using 砒
- ガリウム砒素ガリウムひそ
gallium arsenide (GaAs)
- ガリウム砒素リンガリウムひそリン
Gallium Arsenide Phosphide; GaAsP
- ガリウム砒素半導体ガリウムひそはんどうたい
gallium arsenide semiconductor
- 亜砒酸あひさん
arsenious acid; arsenous acid (H3AsO3)
- 亜砒酸塩あひさんえん
arsenite
- 無水亜砒酸むすいあひさん
arsenic trioxide; white arsenic (As2O3)
- 砒化ガリウムひかガリウム
gallium arsenide (GaAs)
- 砒化水素ひかすいそ
arsine
- 砒化物ひかぶつ
arsenide
- 砒石ひせき
arsenic mineral; arsenious anhydride
- 砒素剤ひそざい
arsenicals (drugs containing arsenic)
- 砒銅鉱ひどうこう
domeykite
- 硫砒鉄鉱りゅうひてっこう
arsenopyrite; mispickel; arsenical pyrite
- 硫砒銅鉱りゅうひどうこう
enargite
- 自然砒しぜんひ
native arsenic; arsenic
Study
Etymology
砒 combines 石 (stone, mineral) with 比, which likely contributes the sound. The character was created to name the mineral arsenic.
Meaning mnemonic
The stone 石 on the left hints at a mineral, and the right side 比 looks like two spoons side by side. Imagine a pair of spoons made of a dangerous gray stone: that stone is arsenic.
Reading mnemonic
For ヒ, picture a heap of gray arsenic powder: heap -> ヒ, and the stone-like mineral is piled up.