鈁 (fāng) - Francium (Fr) — a radioactive chemical element & also refers to a square-mouthed wine vessel in

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Francium (Fr) — a radioactive chemical element;

also refers to a square-mouthed wine vessel in ancient China.

Francium (Fr) — a radioactive chemical elementalso refers to a square-mouthed wine vessel in

Usage highlights

francium elementradioactive franciumbronze fang vesselsquare wine vesselchemical symbol FrHan dynasty fang

Synonyms

  • 鍅— Alternative form for francium (used in Taiwan)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Francium is a rare radioactive element (鈁元素).
  • The museum displayed an ancient bronze wine vessel (鈁).
  • This chemical symbol Fr stands for francium (鈁).
  • Archaeologists discovered a Han dynasty fang vessel (鈁).

Collocations

  • francium element(鈁元素)
  • radioactive francium(放射性鈁)
  • bronze fang vessel(青銅鈁)
  • square wine vessel(方口酒鈁)
  • chemical symbol Fr(化學符號鈁)
  • Han dynasty fang(漢代鈁)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • In ancient China, 鈁 referred to a square-mouthed bronze wine vessel used in rituals and banquets during the Han dynasty.
  • The modern chemical meaning was assigned when francium was discovered in 1939, using the metal radical 金 with 方 for phonetic approximation.
  • As francium is extremely rare and radioactive, the character is rarely encountered outside scientific contexts.

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