銤 (mǐ) - Mǐ — an obsolete character historically used to & extremely rare in modern usage.

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mǐ ｜ 14 strokes ｜ radical:

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銤 · mǐ

Mǐ — an obsolete character historically used to represent the chemical element americium;

extremely rare in modern usage.

Mǐ — an obsolete character historically used toextremely rare in modern usage.

Usage highlights

Chemical element americiumPeriodic tableRare characterObsolete usage

Synonyms

  • 锔— Curium (modern element character)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The character 銤 was used for americium (銤).
  • This character appears in old chemical texts (銤).
  • Modern chemistry uses 锔 instead for americium (锔).

Collocations

  • Chemical element americium(銤)
  • Periodic table(周期表)
  • Rare character(稀有字)
  • Obsolete usage(废弃用法)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Created as a chemical character during the period when Chinese was developing terminology for newly discovered elements.
  • Now considered obsolete and replaced by other characters in modern scientific usage.
  • Represents the historical challenge of creating Chinese characters for foreign scientific concepts.

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