鐳
léi

radium

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangruːl

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Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

镭 léi radium Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 雷 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鐳.

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal

钅 is a component form of 金.

雷
雷 Sound component
léi thunder

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