氟
Fluorine (element)
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Readings
On'yomi
- フツ
Kun'yomi
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Meaning
氟 centers on the chemical element fluorine, a gas. The character is a modern coinage for this specific element and has no broader conceptual cluster beyond that.
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Etymology
氟 is a modern character created to represent the element fluorine. It combines the gas radical 气 with the phonetic component 弗 (フツ), which suggests the reading.
Meaning mnemonic
The outer enclosure 气 signals a gas, and the inner 弗 hints at the sound. Picture a gas that sounds like 'futsu' — fluorine.
Reading mnemonic
For フツ, imagine the sound of fluorine gas hissing out: 'futsu, futsu' — the hiss of フツ.