鏑 (dí) - Dysprosium — a rare earth metallic element (Dy) & also refers to an arrowhead or the tip

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鏑 · dí

Dysprosium — a rare earth metallic element (Dy);

also refers to an arrowhead or the tip of an arrow in classical Chinese.

Dysprosium — a rare earth metallic element (Dy)also refers to an arrowhead or the tip

Usage highlights

Dysprosium elementArrow tipDysprosium oxideMetal arrowheadDysprosium compoundSharp arrow point

Synonyms

  • 箭頭— arrowhead
  • 鏃— arrowhead, arrow tip

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Dysprosium is a rare earth element (鏑).
  • The arrowhead was made of bronze (青銅鏑).
  • This compound contains dysprosium ions (鏑離子).
  • Ancient Chinese arrow tips were called 箭鏑.

Collocations

  • Dysprosium element(鏑元素)
  • Arrow tip(箭鏑)
  • Dysprosium oxide(氧化鏑)
  • Metal arrowhead(金屬鏑)
  • Dysprosium compound(鏑化合物)
  • Sharp arrow point(鋒利鏑頭)

Idioms

  • To remove the arrowhead from the flesh(拔鏑出肉)
  • Arrowheads and crossbows(鏑弩)
  • Flying arrows with sharp tips(飛鏑)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • In ancient Chinese warfare, 鏑 referred to arrowheads, crucial for archery and military technology.
  • As a chemical element, dysprosium was discovered in 1886 and named from Greek 'dysprositos' meaning 'hard to get'.
  • The character combines metal radical 金 with phonetic component 啇, reflecting its metallic nature.

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