鐿 (yì) - Ytterbium — a chemical element with symbol Yb & a rare earth metal of the lanthanide series.

鐿Tone 4

yì ｜ 21 strokes ｜ radical:

一懿

鐿 · yì

Ytterbium — a chemical element with symbol Yb and atomic number 70;

a rare earth metal of the lanthanide series.

Ytterbium — a chemical element with symbol Yba rare earth metal of the lanthanide series.

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Synonyms

  • 镱— Simplified Chinese form of ytterbium

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Ytterbium is used in atomic clocks (鐿原子钟).
  • This compound contains ytterbium ions (鐿离子).
  • Ytterbium-doped fiber amplifiers are used in telecommunications (掺鐿光纤放大器).
  • The mineral contains traces of ytterbium (含鐿矿物).

Collocations

  • Ytterbium element(鐿元素)
  • Ytterbium atom(鐿原子)
  • Ytterbium ion(鐿离子)
  • Ytterbium compound(鐿化合物)
  • Ytterbium laser(鐿激光)
  • Ytterbium-doped fiber(掺鐿光纤)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • The character 鐿 was created specifically for the chemical element ytterbium, following the pattern of other metal elements with the 金 radical.
  • Ytterbium is named after Ytterby, a village in Sweden where many rare earth minerals were discovered.
  • As a recently discovered element (1878), 鐿 has no historical literary or philosophical usage in Chinese culture.

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