鐳 (léi) - Radium — a radioactive metallic element (atomic number & also refers to laser or ray technology in
鐳 · léi
Radium — a radioactive metallic element (atomic number 88);
also refers to laser or ray technology in modern usage.
Radium — a radioactive metallic element (atomic numberalso refers to laser or ray technology in
Usage highlights
Radium elementLaser technologyRadium therapyRadium dialRadium needleLaser pointer
Synonyms
- 鐳射— laser (as a technology term)
Usage & contexts
Examples
- Radium is a radioactive element discovered by Marie Curie (鐳元素).
- Laser technology is widely used in medicine (鐳射技術).
- The radium dial glowed in the dark (鐳錶盤).
- Radium therapy was once used to treat cancer (鐳療法).
Collocations
- Radium element(鐳元素)
- Laser technology(鐳射技術)
- Radium therapy(鐳療法)
- Radium dial(鐳錶盤)
- Radium needle(鐳針)
- Laser pointer(鐳射筆)
Idioms
- No specific idioms containing 鐳 are commonly used in classical Chinese literature
Cultural background
FAQ- The character was created specifically for the element radium after its discovery in 1898.
- In modern usage, 鐳 is commonly used in the term 鐳射 (laser) derived from the English word.
- The character reflects the practice of creating new characters for scientific discoveries using the metal radical 金.